Re: [PATCH 2/2] device core: Add flag to autoremove device link on supplier unbind

[Vivek Gautam]

On 7/5/2018 4:49 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 8:09 PM, Vivek Gautam
> <vivek.gautam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 7/4/2018 4:14 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > On Wednesday, July 4, 2018 9:16:20 AM CEST Vivek Gautam wrote:
> > > > Adding Ulf and Marek.
> > > >
> > > > On 6/27/2018 6:20 PM, Vivek Gautam wrote:
> > > > > Add a flag to autoremove the device links on supplier driver
> > > > > unbind. This obviates the need to explicitly delete the link
> > > > > in the remove path.
> > > > > We remove these links only when the supplier's link to its
> > > > > consumers has gone to DL_STATE_SUPPLIER_UNBIND state.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Vivek Gautam <vivek.gautam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Suggested-by: Lukas Wunner <lukas@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Cc: Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > Cc: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Cc: linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Cc: linux-pm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Cc: linux-arm-msm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > ---
> > > > Hi Rafael, et al.
> > > >
> > > > Gentle ping.
> > > > Do you have comments on this series. I would really like to conclude
> > > > these
> > > > device link additions sooner, and get things moving on the long awaited
> > > > arm-smmu clock/runtime support series.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks again for reviewing these patches.
> > > They are fine by me.
> > >
> > > I can queue them up for 4.19 if no one has objections (Greg in
> > > particular).
> >
> > Hi Rafael,
> >
> > I will resubmit these 2 patches as part of the arm-smmu series, as one
> > of the patch in the series depends on addition of
> > DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_SUPPLIER.
> > So these 2 patches and arm-smmu series should go together.
> > Can you please consider givnig your Ack?
> I would prefer to apply them myself to be honest and put them on an
> public git branch for you to pull from.

Sure. Fine with me. I will base the smmu patches on your branch.

Thanks
Vivek
> Thanks,
> Rafael