cpufreq: Make acpi-cpufreq link first

Now that the majority of x86 CPUs out there are supported by
acpi-cpufreq, we want it to load first and, in the AMD case, drop to
powernow-k8 only on K8s. If, however, both powernow-k8 and acpi-cpufreq
are built-in, the link order matters. Correct that.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile b/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile
index fadc4d496e2f..24d4a63fd6cf 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPUFREQ_CPU0)	+= cpufreq-cpu0.o
 ##################################################################################
 # x86 drivers.
 # Link order matters. K8 is preferred to ACPI because of firmware bugs in early
-# K8 systems. ACPI is preferred to all other hardware-specific drivers.
+# K8 systems. This is still the case but acpi-cpufreq errors out so that
+# powernow-k8 can load then. ACPI is preferred to all other hardware-specific drivers.
 # speedstep-* is preferred over p4-clockmod.
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K8)           += powernow-k8.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ)          += acpi-cpufreq.o mperf.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K8)           += powernow-k8.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_PCC_CPUFREQ)           += pcc-cpufreq.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K6)           += powernow-k6.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K7)           += powernow-k7.o