Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] gpio: rcar: Use wakeup_path i.s.o. explicit clock handling

From: Linus Walleij
Date: Thu Mar 01 2018 - 11:06:56 EST


On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 2:55 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven
<geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Since commit ab82fa7da4dce5c7 ("gpio: rcar: Prevent module clock disable
> when wake-up is enabled"), when a GPIO is used for wakeup, the GPIO
> block's module clock (if exists) is manually kept running during system
> suspend, to make sure the device stays active.
>
> However, this explicit clock handling is merely a workaround for a
> failure to properly communicate wakeup information to the device core.
>
> Instead, set the device's power.wakeup_path field, to indicate this
> device is part of the wakeup path. Depending on the PM Domain's
> active_wakeup configuration, the genpd core code will keep the device
> enabled (and the clock running) during system suspend when needed.
> This allows for the removal of all explicit clock handling code from the
> driver.
>
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v3:

Patch applied for v4.16 fixes.

Yours,
Linus Walleij