linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] input: gpio-keys: Add runtime support

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Message-ID: <20121025075709.GE971@gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 25 Oct 2012 08:57:09 +0100
From:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:	Shubhrajyoti Datta <omaplinuxkernel@...il.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	arnd@...db.de, linus.walleij@...ricsson.com,
	Jonas Aaberg <jonas.aberg@...ricsson.com>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	Philippe Langlais <philippe.langlais@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] input: gpio-keys: Add runtime support

On Fri, 12 Oct 2012, Linus Walleij wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Shubhrajyoti Datta
> <omaplinuxkernel@...il.com> wrote:
> 
> >> @@ -526,6 +527,7 @@ static int gpio_keys_open(struct input_dev *input)
> >>  {
> >>         struct gpio_keys_drvdata *ddata = input_get_drvdata(input);
> >>
> >> +       pm_runtime_get_sync(input->dev.parent);
> >
> > I am not an expert of the runtime.
> >
> > However would be grateful if you explain me what it actually do.
> 
> This increase the reference count of the runtime status container
> for the device. _sync makes sure it happens now.
> 
> Consult:
> Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt
> 
> > Also I did not see any runtime suspend/ resume handlers populated.
> 
> It is not necessary to handle the power state at the driver level,
> it can just as well be handled by the voltage/power domain,
> or at the class, type or bus level.
> 
> But the individual driver has to notify the system upward if it
> needs to be powered on or when it may or must be relaxed.
>
> Yours,
> Linus Walleij

Friendly poke.

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