C0 means and is well know as "not idle".
All documentation out there uses this term as "running"/"not idle"
state. Also Linux userspace tools (e.g. cpufreq-aperf and turbostat)
show C0 residency which there is correct, but means something totally
else than cpuidle "POLL" state.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Renninger <[email protected]>
CC: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
CC: Ingo Molnar <[email protected]>
CC: [email protected]
---
 drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index 08d5f05..99cc8fc 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static void poll_idle_init(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 
        cpuidle_set_statedata(state, NULL);
 
-       snprintf(state->name, CPUIDLE_NAME_LEN, "C0");
+       snprintf(state->name, CPUIDLE_NAME_LEN, "POLL");
        snprintf(state->desc, CPUIDLE_DESC_LEN, "CPUIDLE CORE POLL IDLE");
        state->exit_latency = 0;
        state->target_residency = 0;
-- 
1.7.3.1

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