linux-kernel - Re: PM regression with LED changes in next-20161109

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Message-ID: <20161110162925.GA28832@amd>
Date:   Thu, 10 Nov 2016 17:29:25 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Jacek Anaszewski <j.anaszewski@...sung.com>
Cc:     Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Jacek Anaszewski <jacek.anaszewski@...il.com>,
        Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>, linux-leds@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: PM regression with LED changes in next-20161109

Hi!

> >>>Looks like commit 883d32ce3385 ("leds: core: Add support for poll()ing
> >>>the sysfs brightness attr for changes.") breaks runtime PM for me.
> >>>
> >>>On my omap dm3730 based test system, idle power consumption is over 70
> >>>times higher now with this patch! It goes from about 6mW for the core
> >>>system to over 440mW during idle meaning there's some busy timer now
> >>>active.
> >>>
> >>>Reverting this patch fixes the issue. Any ideas?

Are you using any LED that toggles with high frequency? Like perhaps
LED that is lit when CPU is active?

> >So a user can do "echo 128 > brightness && cat brightness" and
> >get out 0, or 128, depending purely on timing.
...
> >                Reading from this file while a trigger is active returns
> >the
> >                top brightness trigger is going to use.

Yes, that sounds sane.

> It seems that we should get back to your initial approach. i.e. only
> brightness changes caused by hardware should be reported.

I don't think enabling poll() here is good idea. Some hardware won't
be able to tell you that it changed the state. Returning maximum
brightness trigger is going to use seems easier/better.

Best regards,
								Pavel
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