Re: [PATCH v4 1/6] PM / core: Add LEAVE_SUSPENDED driver flag

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 1:25 PM, Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 18 November 2017 at 15:31, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Define and document a new driver flag, DPM_FLAG_LEAVE_SUSPENDED, to
>> instruct the PM core and middle-layer (bus type, PM domain, etc.)
>> code that it is desirable to leave the device in runtime suspend
>> after system-wide transitions to the working state (for example,
>> the device may be slow to resume and it may be better to avoid
>> resuming it right away).
>>
>> Generally, the middle-layer code involved in the handling of the
>> device is expected to indicate to the PM core whether or not the
>> device may be left in suspend with the help of the device's
>> power.may_skip_resume status bit.  That has to happen in the "noirq"
>> phase of the preceding system suspend (or analogous) transition.
>> The middle layer is then responsible for handling the device as
>> appropriate in its "noirq" resume callback which is executed
>> regardless of whether or not the device may be left suspended, but
>> the other resume callbacks (except for ->complete) will be skipped
>> automatically by the core if the device really can be left in
>> suspend.
>>
>> The additional power.must_resume status bit introduced for the
>> implementation of this mechanisn is used internally by the PM core
>> to track the requirement to resume the device (which may depend on
>> its children etc).
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Reviewed-by: Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!