Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread ethan zhao
Linda, On 2014/12/5 12:56, Linda Knippers wrote: Hi Ethan, On 12/4/2014 10:38 PM, ethan zhao wrote: Linda, On 2014/12/5 7:03, Linda Knippers wrote: On 12/4/2014 5:38 PM, Kristen Carlson Accardi wrote: On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:10:58 +0100 "Rafael J. Wysocki" wrote: On Thursday, December

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread Linda Knippers
Hi Ethan, On 12/4/2014 10:38 PM, ethan zhao wrote: > Linda, > > On 2014/12/5 7:03, Linda Knippers wrote: >> On 12/4/2014 5:38 PM, Kristen Carlson Accardi wrote: >>> On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:10:58 +0100 >>> "Rafael J. Wysocki" wrote: >>> On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan Zhao

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread Linda Knippers
On 12/4/2014 9:05 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: > On Thursday, December 04, 2014 06:03:05 PM Linda Knippers wrote: >> On 12/4/2014 5:38 PM, Kristen Carlson Accardi wrote: >>> On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:10:58 +0100 >>> "Rafael J. Wysocki" wrote: >>> On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread ethan zhao
Linda, On 2014/12/5 7:03, Linda Knippers wrote: On 12/4/2014 5:38 PM, Kristen Carlson Accardi wrote: On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:10:58 +0100 "Rafael J. Wysocki" wrote: On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan Zhao wrote: To force loading on Oracle Sun X86 servers, provide one kernel

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread ethan zhao
Kristen, On 2014/12/5 6:38, Kristen Carlson Accardi wrote: On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:10:58 +0100 "Rafael J. Wysocki" wrote: On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan Zhao wrote: To force loading on Oracle Sun X86 servers, provide one kernel command line parameter intel_pstate =

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread ethan zhao
Rafael, On 2014/12/5 6:10, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan Zhao wrote: To force loading on Oracle Sun X86 servers, provide one kernel command line parameter intel_pstate = ora_force I would suggest to change the name of the option to

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread Rafael J. Wysocki
On Thursday, December 04, 2014 06:03:05 PM Linda Knippers wrote: > On 12/4/2014 5:38 PM, Kristen Carlson Accardi wrote: > > On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:10:58 +0100 > > "Rafael J. Wysocki" wrote: > > > >> On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan Zhao wrote: > >>> To force loading on Oracle Sun

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread Linda Knippers
On 12/4/2014 5:38 PM, Kristen Carlson Accardi wrote: > On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:10:58 +0100 > "Rafael J. Wysocki" wrote: > >> On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan Zhao wrote: >>> To force loading on Oracle Sun X86 servers, provide one kernel command line >>> parameter >>> >>>

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread Kristen Carlson Accardi
On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:10:58 +0100 "Rafael J. Wysocki" wrote: > On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan Zhao wrote: > > To force loading on Oracle Sun X86 servers, provide one kernel command line > > parameter > > > > intel_pstate = ora_force > > I would suggest to change the name

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread Rafael J. Wysocki
On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan Zhao wrote: > To force loading on Oracle Sun X86 servers, provide one kernel command line > parameter > > intel_pstate = ora_force I would suggest to change the name of the option to "oracle_force" or "sun_force" for clarity. Anyway, I need an

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread Rafael J. Wysocki
On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan Zhao wrote: To force loading on Oracle Sun X86 servers, provide one kernel command line parameter intel_pstate = ora_force I would suggest to change the name of the option to oracle_force or sun_force for clarity. Anyway, I need an ACK

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread Kristen Carlson Accardi
On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:10:58 +0100 Rafael J. Wysocki r...@rjwysocki.net wrote: On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan Zhao wrote: To force loading on Oracle Sun X86 servers, provide one kernel command line parameter intel_pstate = ora_force I would suggest to change the

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread Linda Knippers
On 12/4/2014 5:38 PM, Kristen Carlson Accardi wrote: On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:10:58 +0100 Rafael J. Wysocki r...@rjwysocki.net wrote: On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan Zhao wrote: To force loading on Oracle Sun X86 servers, provide one kernel command line parameter

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread Rafael J. Wysocki
On Thursday, December 04, 2014 06:03:05 PM Linda Knippers wrote: On 12/4/2014 5:38 PM, Kristen Carlson Accardi wrote: On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:10:58 +0100 Rafael J. Wysocki r...@rjwysocki.net wrote: On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan Zhao wrote: To force loading on Oracle

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread ethan zhao
Rafael, On 2014/12/5 6:10, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan Zhao wrote: To force loading on Oracle Sun X86 servers, provide one kernel command line parameter intel_pstate = ora_force I would suggest to change the name of the option to oracle_force

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread ethan zhao
Kristen, On 2014/12/5 6:38, Kristen Carlson Accardi wrote: On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:10:58 +0100 Rafael J. Wysocki r...@rjwysocki.net wrote: On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan Zhao wrote: To force loading on Oracle Sun X86 servers, provide one kernel command line parameter

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread ethan zhao
Linda, On 2014/12/5 7:03, Linda Knippers wrote: On 12/4/2014 5:38 PM, Kristen Carlson Accardi wrote: On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:10:58 +0100 Rafael J. Wysocki r...@rjwysocki.net wrote: On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan Zhao wrote: To force loading on Oracle Sun X86 servers,

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread Linda Knippers
On 12/4/2014 9:05 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: On Thursday, December 04, 2014 06:03:05 PM Linda Knippers wrote: On 12/4/2014 5:38 PM, Kristen Carlson Accardi wrote: On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:10:58 +0100 Rafael J. Wysocki r...@rjwysocki.net wrote: On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread Linda Knippers
Hi Ethan, On 12/4/2014 10:38 PM, ethan zhao wrote: Linda, On 2014/12/5 7:03, Linda Knippers wrote: On 12/4/2014 5:38 PM, Kristen Carlson Accardi wrote: On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:10:58 +0100 Rafael J. Wysocki r...@rjwysocki.net wrote: On Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:07:31 AM Ethan Zhao

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-04 Thread ethan zhao
Linda, On 2014/12/5 12:56, Linda Knippers wrote: Hi Ethan, On 12/4/2014 10:38 PM, ethan zhao wrote: Linda, On 2014/12/5 7:03, Linda Knippers wrote: On 12/4/2014 5:38 PM, Kristen Carlson Accardi wrote: On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:10:58 +0100 Rafael J. Wysocki r...@rjwysocki.net wrote: On

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-03 Thread ethan zhao
Alexey has tested this patch on Lenovo machines. so Tested-by: Alexey Kodanev On 2014/12/4 10:07, Ethan Zhao wrote: To force loading on Oracle Sun X86 servers, provide one kernel command line parameter intel_pstate = ora_force For those who be aware of the risk of no power capping

[PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-03 Thread Ethan Zhao
To force loading on Oracle Sun X86 servers, provide one kernel command line parameter intel_pstate = ora_force For those who be aware of the risk of no power capping capabily working and try to get better performance with this driver. Signed-off-by: Ethan Zhao --- v2: change to hardware

[PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-03 Thread Ethan Zhao
To force loading on Oracle Sun X86 servers, provide one kernel command line parameter intel_pstate = ora_force For those who be aware of the risk of no power capping capabily working and try to get better performance with this driver. Signed-off-by: Ethan Zhao ethan.z...@oracle.com --- v2:

Re: [PATCH 2/2 V7] intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading on Sun X86 servers.

2014-12-03 Thread ethan zhao
Alexey has tested this patch on Lenovo machines. so Tested-by: Alexey Kodanev alexey.koda...@oracle.com On 2014/12/4 10:07, Ethan Zhao wrote: To force loading on Oracle Sun X86 servers, provide one kernel command line parameter intel_pstate = ora_force For those who be aware of the risk