cpufreq: Correct a freq check in cpufreq_set_policy()
This check was originally added by commit 9c9a43ed ("[CPUFREQ] return error when failing to set minfreq").It attempt to return an error on obviously incorrect limits when we echo xxx >.../scaling_max,min_freq Actually we just need check if new_policy->min > new_policy->max. Because at least one of max/min is copied from cpufreq_get_policy(). For example, when we echo xxx > .../scaling_min_freq, new_policy is copied from policy in cpufreq_get_policy. new_policy->max is same with policy->max. new_policy->min is set to a new value. Let me explain it in deduction method, first statement in if (): new_policy->min > policy->max policy->max == new_policy->max ==> new_policy->min > new_policy->max second statement in if(): new_policy->max < policy->min policy->max < policy->min ==>new_policy->min > new_policy->max (induction method) So we have proved that we only need check if new_policy->min > new_policy->max. After apply this patch, we can also modify ->min and ->max at same time if new freq range is very much different from current freq range. For example, if current freq range is 480000-960000, then we want to set this range to 1120000-2240000, we would fail in the past because new_policy->min > policy->max. As long as the cpufreq range is valid, we has no reason to reject the user. So correct the check to avoid such case. Signed-off-by: Pan Xinhui <xinhuix.pan@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
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