[RFC 2/2] powerpc/cputable: add wait feature for CPU kernel features

Wang Dongsheng-B40534 B40534 at freescale.com
Wed Jul 10 19:47:23 EST 2013



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt [mailto:benh at kernel.crashing.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 5:33 PM
> To: Wang Dongsheng-B40534
> Cc: Wood Scott-B07421; galak at kernel.crashing.org; Zhao Chenhui-B35336; Li
> Yang-R58472; linuxppc-dev at lists.ozlabs.org
> Subject: Re: [RFC 2/2] powerpc/cputable: add wait feature for CPU kernel
> features
> 
> On Wed, 2013-07-10 at 09:29 +0000, Wang Dongsheng-B40534 wrote:
> > >
> > Yes, the wait instructions is for cpu idle, It will be make cpu into
> > low power mode, like DOZE & NAP. Each thread have this.
> 
> I don't need you to tell me by email, I need you to put a proper comment
> in the patch submission so it ends up in the repository and if possible a
> bit more detailed than that.
> 
> Ben.
> 
Ok, Thanks ben.
I will add a description for next RFC patch.

- dongsheng


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