linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] Thermal: handle thermal zone device properly during system sleep

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Date:	Mon, 28 Sep 2015 18:48:26 +0100
From:	Javi Merino <javi.merino@....com>
To:	"Chen, Yu C" <yu.c.chen@...el.com>
Cc:	"linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"edubezval@...il.com" <edubezval@...il.com>,
	"Zhang, Rui" <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] Thermal: handle thermal zone device properly during
 system sleep

On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 06:36:33PM +0100, Chen, Yu C wrote:
> Hi, Javi
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Javi Merino [mailto:javi.merino@....com]
> > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 10:29 PM
> > To: Chen, Yu C
> > Cc: linux-pm@...r.kernel.org; edubezval@...il.com; Zhang, Rui; linux-
> > kernel@...r.kernel.org; stable@...r.kernel.org
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] Thermal: handle thermal zone device properly
> > during system sleep
> > 
> > On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 06:48:35AM +0100, Chen Yu wrote:
> > > From: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>
> > >
> > >
> > > +	register_pm_notifier(&thermal_pm_nb);
> > 
> > What if register_pm_notifier() fails?  It can't fail now, but that may in the
> > future.  If we fail to register thermal when we can't register the genetlink
> > family, maybe we should also fail to register thermal if we fail to register the
> > pm notifier, don't you think?
> > 
> This pm notifier is mainly used for suspending situation, but it's not so 'critical' 
> to terminate the initialization of thermal core if it failed, IMO. 

In that case, just print a warning.

Cheers,
Javi

> Hi, Rui, what do you think? Thx
> 
> Best Regards,
> Yu
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