Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] ARM: keystone: pm: switch to use generic pm domains

From: Dmitry Torokhov
Date: Fri Oct 24 2014 - 12:39:14 EST


On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 11:53:05AM +0200, Ulf Hansson wrote:
> On 23 October 2014 16:37, Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi Ulf,
> >
> > On 10/23/2014 11:11 AM, Ulf Hansson wrote:
> >> On 22 October 2014 17:44, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>> On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>> On 22 October 2014 17:09, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 5:01 PM, Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> +void keystone_pm_domain_attach_dev(struct device *dev)
> >>>>>>>>> {
> >>>>>>>>> + struct clk *clk;
> >>>>>>>>> int ret;
> >>>>>>>>> + int i = 0;
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> dev_dbg(dev, "%s\n", __func__);
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> - ret = pm_generic_runtime_suspend(dev);
> >>>>>>>>> - if (ret)
> >>>>>>>>> - return ret;
> >>>>>>>>> -
> >>>>>>>>> - ret = pm_clk_suspend(dev);
> >>>>>>>>> + ret = pm_clk_create(dev);
> >>>>>>>>> if (ret) {
> >>>>>>>>> - pm_generic_runtime_resume(dev);
> >>>>>>>>> - return ret;
> >>>>>>>>> + dev_err(dev, "pm_clk_create failed %d\n", ret);
> >>>>>>>>> + return;
> >>>>>>>>> + };
> >>>>>>>>> +
> >>>>>>>>> + while ((clk = of_clk_get(dev->of_node, i++)) && !IS_ERR(clk)) {
> >>>>>>>>> + ret = pm_clk_add_clk(dev, clk);
> >>>>>>>>> + if (ret) {
> >>>>>>>>> + dev_err(dev, "pm_clk_add_clk failed %d\n", ret);
> >>>>>>>>> + goto clk_err;
> >>>>>>>>> + };
> >>>>>>>>> }
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> - return 0;
> >>>>>>>>> + if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PM_RUNTIME)) {
> >>>>>>>> Can we not okkup two seperate callbacks instead of above check ?
> >>>>>>>> I don't like this CONFIG check here. Its slightly better version of
> >>>>>>>> ifdef in middle of the code.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I've found more-less similar comment on patch
> >>>>>>> "Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] power-domain: add power domain drivers for Rockchip platform"
> >>>>>>> https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/17/257
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> So, Would you like me to create patch which will enable clocks in pm_clk_add/_clk()
> >>>>>>> in case !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PM_RUNTIME)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I am wondering whether we actually should/could do this, no matter of
> >>>>>> CONFIG_PM_RUNTIME.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Typically, for configurations that uses CONFIG_PM_RUNTIME, the PM
> >>>>>> clocks through pm_clk_suspend(), will be gated once the device becomes
> >>>>>> runtime PM suspended. Right?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Doing it unconditionally means we'll have lots of unneeded clocks running
> >>>>> for a short while.
> >>>
> >>>> As long as the pm_clk_add() is being invoked from the ->attach_dev()
> >>>> callback, we are in the probe path. Certainly we would like to have
> >>>> clocks enabled while probing, don't you think?
> >>>>
> >>>> If we wouldn't enable the clocks for CONFIG_PM_RUNTIME, when will
> >>>> those be enabled?
> >>>
> >>> They will be enabled when the driver does
> >>>
> >>> pm_runtime_enable(dev);
> >>> pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
> >>>
> >>> in its .probe() method.
> >>
> >> No! This doesn't work for drivers which have used
> >> pm_runtime_set_active() prior pm_runtime_enable().
> >
> > Sorry, but some misunderstanding is here:
> > 1) If some code call pm_runtime_set_active() it has to ensure
> > that all PM resources switched to ON state. All! So, it will
> > be ok to call enable & get after that - these functions will only
> > adjust counters.
>
> Correct.
>
> This is also the key problem with your approach. You requires a
> pm_runtime_get_sync() to trigger the runtime PM resume callbacks to be
> invoked. That's a fragile design.

Why is this fragile design? Having pm_runtime_get_sync() result in
resuming the device (and in turn the PM domain it is in) if device is
suspended is the proper behavior, no?

Thanks.

--
Dmitry
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