linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] PM / sleep: prohibit devices probing during suspend/hibernation

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Date:	Thu, 08 Oct 2015 22:46:02 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
	Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] PM / sleep: prohibit devices probing during suspend/hibernation

On Thursday, October 08, 2015 03:20:08 PM Alan Stern wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Oct 2015, Grygorii Strashko wrote:
> 
> > >>   /**
> > >> + * device_defer_all_probes() - Enable/disable probing of devices
> > >> + * @enable:  Enable/disable probing of devices
> > >> + *
> > >> + * if @enable = true
> > >> + *	It will disable probing of devices and defer their probes.
> > >> + * otherwise
> > >> + *	It will restore normal behavior and trigger re-probing of deferred
> > >> + *	devices.
> > >> + */
> > >> +void device_defer_all_probes(bool enable)
> > >> +{
> > >> +	defer_all_probes = enable;
> > >> +	if (enable)
> > >> +		/* sync with probes to avoid any races. */
> > >> +		wait_for_device_probe();
> > 
> > ^ pls, pay attention on above code line
> > 
> > >> +	else
> > >> +		driver_deferred_probe_trigger();
> > >> +}
> > > 
> > > Some people might prefer to see two separate functions, an enable
> > > routine and a disable routine.  I don't much care.
> > 
> > May be. Should I change it?
> 
> It would then be more in line with functions like 
> pm_runtime_set_{active|suspended} or pm_runtime_[dont_]use_autosuspend.

Also it would be cleaner code without conditionals:

enable:
	defer_all_probes = true;
	wait_for_device_probe();

disable:
	defer_all_probes = false;
	driver_deferred_probe_trigger();

Cleaner, no?

Thanks,
Rafael

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