[RFC] powerpc: add support for new hcall H_BEST_ENERGY

[Dipankar Sarma]

On Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 11:48:22PM +0530, Vaidyanathan Srinivasan wrote:
>  static void __init cpu_init_thread_core_maps(int tpc)
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
> index c667f0f..b3dd108 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
> @@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ config PSERIES_MSI
>         depends on PCI_MSI && EEH
>         default y
> 
> +config PSERIES_ENERGY
> +	tristate "pseries energy management capabilities driver"
> +	depends on PPC_PSERIES
> +	default y
> +	help
> +	  Provides interface to platform energy management capabilities
> +	  on supported PSERIES platforms.
> +	  Provides: /sys/devices/system/cpu/pseries_(de)activation_hint_list
> +	  and /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuN/pseries_(de)activation_hint
> +
>  config SCANLOG
>  	tristate "Scanlog dump interface"
>  	depends on RTAS_PROC && PPC_PSERIES

.....

> +static int __init pseries_energy_init(void)
> +{
> +	int cpu, err;
> +	struct sys_device *cpu_sys_dev;
> +
> +	/* Create the sysfs files */
> +	err = sysfs_create_file(&cpu_sysdev_class.kset.kobj,
> +				&attr_cpu_activate_hint_list.attr);
> +	if (!err)
> +		err = sysfs_create_file(&cpu_sysdev_class.kset.kobj,
> +				&attr_cpu_deactivate_hint_list.attr);
> +
> +	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> +		cpu_sys_dev = get_cpu_sysdev(cpu);
> +		err = sysfs_create_file(&cpu_sys_dev->kobj,
> +				&attr_percpu_activate_hint.attr);
> +		if (err)
> +			break;
> +		err = sysfs_create_file(&cpu_sys_dev->kobj,
> +				&attr_percpu_deactivate_hint.attr);
> +		if (err)
> +			break;
> +	}
> +	return err;
> +
> +}

Shouldn't we create this only for supported platforms ?

Thanks
Dipankar