linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/7] PCI: ACPI: Get rid of struct pci_platform_pm

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Date:   Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:28:23 -0500
From:   Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
To:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
Cc:     Linux ACPI <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux PCI <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
        Ferry Toth <fntoth@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/7] PCI: ACPI: Get rid of struct pci_platform_pm_ops
 and clean up code

[+cc Ferry]

On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 08:52:19PM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> As explained in the changelog of patch [2/7], using struct pci_platform_pm_ops
> for ACPI is not particularly beneficial, so it is better to get rid of it and
> call the functions pointed to by it directly from the PCI core.
> 
> However, struct pci_platform_pm_ops is also used by the Intel MID support code,
> but it is actually better to call the MID PM function directly from the PCI
> core either, which is done in patch [1/7].
> 
> After these changes, patch [3/7] removes struct pci_platform_pm_ops and the
> rest is just cleanups and some code consolidation on top of that.

I like these a lot.  Not sure exactly where everything is after the
conversation with Ferry.  Let me know if I should be doing anything.