Re: [PATCH 2/3] PM: define new ASSIGN_*_PM_OPS macros based on assign_if

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Sat Mar 01 2014 - 11:26:16 EST


Hi!

> > > > +#define ASSIGN_SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(suspend_fn, resume_fn) \
> > > > + .suspend = assign_if_pm_sleep(suspend_fn), \
> > > > + .resume = assign_if_pm_sleep(resume_fn), \
> > > > + .freeze = assign_if_pm_sleep(suspend_fn), \
> > > > + .thaw = assign_if_pm_sleep(resume_fn), \
> > > > + .poweroff = assign_if_pm_sleep(suspend_fn), \
> > > > + .restore = assign_if_pm_sleep(resume_fn),
> > >
> > > Ugh, what a mess, really? Is it that hard to get the #ifdef right in
> > > the code? Why not just always define the functions and then also always
> > > have them in the structures, and if the feature isn't enabled, just
> > > don't call/use them?
> >
> > The functions may not compile with CONFIG_PM disabled. (And #ifdefs in
> > the code are considered ugly).
> >
> > > Yes, it would cause a _very_ tiny increase in code size if the option is
> > > disabled, but really, does anyone ever disable those options becides on
> > > the dreaded 'make randconfig' checkers?
> >
> > We don't want CONFIG_PM complexity on some embedded systems...
>
> Really, what embedded systems do not want this?

Most of them? :-) In last four years, I cooperated on 4 of those, and
device power management was not requirement on any of those. Just one
was operated on battery that was "small".

> > and it is useful tostart with simple (!PM) system when introducing new
> > board.
>
> I'm not saying to disable the option, I'm saying to stop worrying about
> saving a few hundred bytes in individual drivers with this crazy #ifdef
> and macro mess that no one understands and always gets wrong.

I wrote:

> > The functions may not compile with CONFIG_PM disabled. (And #ifdefs in
> > the code are considered ugly).

To reiterate: suspend_fn (etc) is likely to use stuff not avialable in
!PM case, so it will break your compilation if you don't add some
#ifdefs.

Pavel

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