linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] pm: Introduce __pm to mark power management code

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Message-ID: <1728768.gTkBc2iT1V@vostro.rjw.lan>
Date:	Thu, 09 May 2013 21:15 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	lm-sensors@...sensors.org, Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] pm: Introduce __pm to mark power management code

On Thursday, May 09, 2013 10:09:23 AM Guenter Roeck wrote:
> The following patch series introduces a marker for power management functions
> and data. This this marker, #ifdef CONFIG_PM and #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
> can be removed from most of the code. This ensures that the conditional code
> still compiles but is not included in the object file.
> 
> As a side effect, drivers declaring struct dev_pm_ops unconditionally
> get a bit smaller if CONFIG_PM_SLEEP is not configured.
> 
> The first patch in the series introduces the marker, the following
> two patches introduce the marker in two drivers to demonstrate its use.
> 
> The patch series depends on the "PM: Add pm_ops_ptr() macro" patch
> submitted by Jingoo Han.

What about CCing a PM core maintainer?

Please see my reply to Alan Stern for my opinion.

Thanks,
Rafael


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