Re: [PATCH] ACPI / osl: implement acpi_os_sleep() with msleep()

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

On Thursday, September 12, 2013 01:42:57 AM Chuansheng Liu wrote:
> 
> Currently the acpi_os_sleep() is using the schedule_timeout_interruptible(),
> which can be interrupted by signal, which causes the real sleep time is shorter.
> 
> According to the ACPI spec:
> The Sleep term is used to implement long-term timing requirements.
> Execution is delayed for at least the required number of milliseconds.
> 
> The sleeping time should be at least of the required number msecs, here
> using msleep() to implement it.
> 
> Also if the real time is shorter, we meet the device POWER ON issue.

What exactly is the "power on" issue?

Rafael


> CC: lizhuangzhi <zhuangzhi.li@xxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Li Fei <fei.li@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: liu chuansheng <chuansheng.liu@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/acpi/osl.c |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
> index e5f416c..b1629b5 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
> @@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_os_remove_interrupt_handler(u32 irq, acpi_osd_handler handler)
>  
>  void acpi_os_sleep(u64 ms)
>  {
> -	schedule_timeout_interruptible(msecs_to_jiffies(ms));
> +	msleep(ms);
>  }
>  
>  void acpi_os_stall(u32 us)
> 
-- 
I speak only for myself.
Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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