linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 3/5] amba: Don't unprepare the clocks if device driver wants IRQ safe runtime PM

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Date:	Sat, 1 Nov 2014 00:55:14 +0000
From:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
Cc:	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>,
	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>,
	Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dmaengine@...r.kernel.org,
	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
	Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>,
	Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>,
	Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 3/5] amba: Don't unprepare the clocks if device driver
 wants IRQ safe runtime PM

On Sat, Nov 01, 2014 at 01:45:47AM +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Monday, October 20, 2014 11:04:46 AM Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > @@ -198,8 +217,10 @@ static int amba_probe(struct device *dev)
> >  		pm_runtime_enable(dev);
> >  
> >  		ret = pcdrv->probe(pcdev, id);
> > -		if (ret == 0)
> > +		if (ret == 0) {
> > +			pcdev->irq_safe = pm_runtime_is_irq_safe(dev);
> 
> This looks racy.
> 
> Is it guaranteed that runtime PM callbacks won't be run for the device
> after pcdrv->probe() has returned and before setting pcdev->irq_safe?
> If not, inconsistent behavior may ensue.

You are absolutely correct.  So that knocks that idea on its head.

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