[PATCH v2 0/3] power: remove experimental empty poll API

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Mon Feb 20 00:53:32 CET 2023


08/02/2023 11:48, David Hunt:
> The empty poll mechanism was an experimental API added in
> commit id 450f0791312c. It aimed to allow power saving depending
> on the traffic profile. However, it required a training phase
> and required the user to adjust magic numbers depending on
> their workload.
> 
> A new and improved mechanism was added in commit id
> 682a645438c5, also based on empty polls, implemented a
> callback mechanism which added 'monitor', 'pause' and 'scale'
> modes in l3fwd-power. This was and easier mechanism to use,
> so the original empty poll mechanism is no longer needed.
> 
> This patch set removes the experimental empty poll API, the
> empty poll mode from l3fwd-power, and related documentation.
> 
> This is based on a deprecation notice in the previous release.
> 
> [1/3] examples/power: remove empty poll mode from
> [2/3] libs/power: remove experimental empty poll API
> [3/3] doc/power: remove empty poll documentation

Squashed and applied, thanks.




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