Re: [PATCH v5 1/4] Runtime Interpreted Power Sequences

From: Mark Brown
Date: Fri Sep 07 2012 - 04:15:34 EST


On Fri, Sep 07, 2012 at 05:04:24PM +0900, Alex Courbot wrote:

> If e.g. the power on sequence fails at step N (of M steps for that sequence),
> one could try playing the corresponding power off sequence (either completely
> of from step M - N), but then again we cannot rely on sequences to be
> perfectly symetrical. Maybe this is more something for the calling driver to
> check for and control?

That had been my thought too - depending on what the sequence is for it
may be that the corrective action is something very different to
reversing the sequence, for example a device reset may be required.
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