2015-02-05 12:07:10

by Javi Merino

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/7] The power allocator thermal governor

Hi linux-pm,

On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 05:00:31PM +0000, Javi Merino wrote:
> The power allocator governor allocates device power to control
> temperature. This requires transforming performance requests into
> requested power, which we do with an extended cooling device API
> introduced in patch 2 (thermal: extend the cooling device API to
> include power information). Patch 3 (thermal: cpu_cooling: implement
> the power cooling device API) extends the cpu cooling device using a
> simple power model.

We have compared the Power Allocator governor against Step Wise and
generated a report:

https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/PowerManagement/Resources/EAS/IPAEvidencev1

Cheers,
Javi & Kapileshwar (KP)