Re: [PATCH] rpm: pm: enable PM_RPM_EXCEPTION config flag

[Alan Stern]

On Tue, Oct 31, 2023 at 05:38:55PM +0800, Guan-Yu Lin wrote:
> Introducing PM_RPM_EXCEPTION config flag, which may alter the priority
> between system power management and runtime power management. In
> suspend-to-idle flow, PM core will suspend all devices to avoid device

Your patch affects all forms of system suspend, not just 
suspend-to-idle.  What do you actually mean here?

> interact with the system. However, chances are devices might be used by
> other systems rather than a single system. In this case, PM core shouldn't
> suspend the devices. One may use PM_RPM_EXCEPTION config flag to mark
> such exception, and determine the power state of a device with runtime
> power management rather than system power management.

This sort of arrangement -- a device shared between two different 
systems -- could happen with any sort of device.  Why does your patch 
affect only USB devices?

> diff --git a/kernel/power/Kconfig b/kernel/power/Kconfig
> index 4b31629c5be4..beba7a0f3947 100644
> --- a/kernel/power/Kconfig
> +++ b/kernel/power/Kconfig
> @@ -193,6 +193,14 @@ config PM
>  	  responsible for the actual handling of device suspend requests and
>  	  wake-up events.
>  
> +config PM_RPM_EXCEPTION
> +	bool "Prioritize Runtime Power Management more than Power Management"

Runtime Power Management is a form of Power Management, so what you 
wrote doesn't make sense.  What you really meant is: Prioritize Runtime 
Power Management more than System Power Management.

> +	default n
> +	help
> +	Provides a way to prioritize Runtime Power Management more than Power
> +	Management. This way system can suspnd with maintaining specific

s/suspnd/suspend/
s/with/while/

> +	components in operation.

Your patch does not allow _specific_ components to be kept in operation.  
_All_ in-use components that support prioritized PM (with this patch, 
all USB components) will remain powered during system suspend, even if 
the user wants only _some_ of them to be kept powered.

Alan Stern

> +
>  config PM_DEBUG
>  	bool "Power Management Debug Support"
>  	depends on PM
> -- 
> 2.42.0.820.g83a721a137-goog
>