Re: [PATCH v7 4/4] sd: change to auto suspend mode

[Alan Stern]

On Wed, 16 Jan 2013, Aaron Lu wrote:

> From: Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Uses block layer runtime pm helper functions in
> scsi_runtime_suspend/resume.
> Remove scsi_autopm_* from sd open/release path and check_events path.
> And remove the quiesce call in runtime suspend path, as we know there is
> no request to quiesce for the device.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Aaron Lu <aaron.lu@xxxxxxxxx>

> --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
> @@ -893,6 +893,8 @@ int scsi_sysfs_add_sdev(struct scsi_device *sdev)
>  	 */
>  	scsi_autopm_get_device(sdev);
>  
> +	blk_pm_runtime_init(rq, &sdev->sdev_gendev);
> +
>  	error = device_add(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
>  	if (error) {
>  		sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,

Someone just asked about the default autosuspend delay, and I realized
your patch series doesn't set one.  Since we don't know the properties
of the disk drive at this point (or even whether the device is a disk
drive), the only safe course is to call

	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(&sdev->sdev_gendev, -1);

before calling blk_pm_runtime_init().  Then autosuspends will be 
prevented until userspace writes a non-negative value into the device's 
control/autosuspend_delay_ms file.

The kerneldoc for blk_pm_runtime_init() should mention that the caller 
needs to set the autosuspend delay beforehand.

Alan Stern

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