[PATCH 1/2] power: add new interface to return pm_transition state

[Shuah Khan]

On 06/22/2013 03:17 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Saturday, June 22, 2013 02:11:14 PM Shuah Khan wrote:
>> Add a new interface get_pm_transition() to return pm_transition state.
>> This interface is intended to be used from dev_pm_ops class and type
>> suspend interfaces that call legacy pm ops driver suspend interfaces.
>> Legacy suspend pm_ops take pm_message_t as a parameter.
>>
>> e.g: drm_class_suspend() calls into driver suspend routines
>> via drm_dev->driver->suspend(drm_dev, state).
>>
>> Once drm_class_suspend() is converted to dev_pm_ops, it will no longer
>> have access to pm_transition which it has to pass into driver legacy
>> suspend calls. get_pm_transition() interface addresses this need.
>
> That shouldn't be necessary because each transition has its own callback
> in strict dev_pm_ops.
>
> Thanks,
> Rafael
>

Yes that is correct that there is no need pass in or know pm_transition 
with dev_pm_ops. The issue I am running into is the legacy pm_ops class 
suspend/resume routines call. In the example, I mentioned in my 
changelog, drm_class_suspend() calls legacy pm_ops and passes in state. 
It passes in the state to the driver legacy suspend routine. I have seen 
code paths in drivers that differentiate between PM_EVENT_FREEZE, 
PM_EVENT_SUSPEND, PM_EVENT_SLEEP etc.

I considered passing PM_EVENT_SUSPEND to 
drm_dev->driver->suspend(drm_dev, state) from drm_class_suspend() which 
would eliminate the need for this new interface. However, I am concerned 
about breaking driver legacy suspend routines that key of off the state 
to execute different code paths for PM_EVENT_FREEZE vs. 
PM_EVENT_SUSPEND. Suspend routines get called when state is is 
PM_EVENT_FREEZE based on my testing.

I would rather not add a new interface. Hoping you will have another 
idea on how to pass in the state to legacy suspend/resume without adding 
this new interface. My thinking is that this new interface is temporary 
measure until all of the legacy suspend routines get converted to 
dev_pm_ops and at the tile legacy interface gets removed, this new 
interface can go away as well.

thanks,
-- Shuah

Shuah Khan, Linux Kernel Developer - Open Source Group Samsung Research 
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