Re: [PATCH] [i2c-tegra] Do not mark ACPI devices as irq safe

[Breno Leitao]

Hello Andy,

On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 03:49:02PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 06, 2024 at 06:27:07AM -0700, Breno Leitao wrote:

> > The problem arises because during __pm_runtime_resume(), the spinlock
> > &dev->power.lock is acquired before rpm_resume() is called. Later,
> > rpm_resume() invokes acpi_subsys_runtime_resume(), which relies on
> > mutexes, triggering the error.
> > 
> > To address this issue, devices on ACPI are now marked as not IRQ-safe,
> > considering the dependency of acpi_subsys_runtime_resume() on mutexes.
> 
> ...
> 
> While it's a move in the right direction, the real fix is to get rid of
> the IRQ safe PM hack completely.
> Look at how OMAP code was modified for
> the last few years and now it's pm_runtime_irq_safe()-free. The main
> (ab)users are SH code followed by Tegra drivers.

Thanks. 

I think these are two different goals here. This near term goal is just
fix the driver so it can use the pm_runtime_irq_safe() in a saner
way, avoiding calling mutexes inside spinlocks.

Getting rid of the IRQ safe PM seems to me to be more a long term
desirable goal, and unfortunately I cannot afford doing it now.

Laxman, what is your view on this topic?

--breno