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| author | David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com> | 2012-10-09 14:03:21 (GMT) |
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| committer | David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com> | 2012-10-09 14:04:25 (GMT) |
| commit | ffe315012510165ce82e4dd4767f0a5dba9edbf7 (patch) | |
| tree | f601cd980af9d0ced5ca9aedecef4fa0d2ca0e15 /Documentation/cpuidle/sysfs.txt | |
| parent | e2d3a35ee427aaba99b6c68a56609ce276c51270 (diff) | |
| parent | 4a8e43feeac7996b8de2d5b2823e316917493df4 (diff) | |
| download | linux-fsl-qoriq-ffe315012510165ce82e4dd4767f0a5dba9edbf7.tar.xz | |
Merge tag 'disintegrate-mtd-20121009' of git://git.infradead.org/users/dhowells/linux-headers
UAPI Disintegration 2012-10-09
Conflicts:
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arch/arm/configs/bcmring_defconfig
arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-imx51-imx53.c
drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig
drivers/mtd/nand/bcm_umi_nand.c
drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bcm_umi.h
drivers/mtd/nand/orion_nand.c
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diff --git a/Documentation/cpuidle/sysfs.txt b/Documentation/cpuidle/sysfs.txt index 9d28a34..b6f44f4 100644 --- a/Documentation/cpuidle/sysfs.txt +++ b/Documentation/cpuidle/sysfs.txt @@ -76,9 +76,17 @@ total 0 * desc : Small description about the idle state (string) -* disable : Option to disable this idle state (bool) +* disable : Option to disable this idle state (bool) -> see note below * latency : Latency to exit out of this idle state (in microseconds) * name : Name of the idle state (string) * power : Power consumed while in this idle state (in milliwatts) * time : Total time spent in this idle state (in microseconds) * usage : Number of times this state was entered (count) + +Note: +The behavior and the effect of the disable variable depends on the +implementation of a particular governor. In the ladder governor, for +example, it is not coherent, i.e. if one is disabling a light state, +then all deeper states are disabled as well, but the disable variable +does not reflect it. Likewise, if one enables a deep state but a lighter +state still is disabled, then this has no effect. |