linux-kernel - [PATCH] PM: runtime: Document that force_suspend() is incompatible with SMART

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Date:   Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:54:48 +0000
From:   Richard Fitzgerald <rf@...nsource.cirrus.com>
To:     <rafael@...nel.org>, <len.brown@...el.com>, <pavel@....cz>
CC:     <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <patches@...nsource.cirrus.com>,
        Richard Fitzgerald <rf@...nsource.cirrus.com>
Subject: [PATCH] PM: runtime: Document that force_suspend() is incompatible with SMART_SUSPEND

pm_runtime_force_suspend() cannot be used with DPM_FLAG_SMART_SUSPEND, so
note this in the kerneldoc.

If DPM_FLAG_SMART_SUSPEND is set and the PM core cannot skip system resume
it will call pm_runtime_active() on the driver. This can lead to an
inconsistent state where:

  pm_runtime_force_suspend() called ->runtime_suspend

but

  device_resume_noirq() called pm_runtime_set_active()

This leaves the driver actually suspended but marked as active.

Signed-off-by: Richard Fitzgerald <rf@...nsource.cirrus.com>
---
 drivers/base/power/runtime.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
index 50e726b6c2cf..b29be7d4d7d0 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
@@ -1864,6 +1864,10 @@ static bool pm_runtime_need_not_resume(struct device *dev)
  * sure the device is put into low power state and it should only be used during
  * system-wide PM transitions to sleep states.  It assumes that the analogous
  * pm_runtime_force_resume() will be used to resume the device.
+ *
+ * Do not use with DPM_FLAG_SMART_SUSPEND as this can lead to an inconsistent
+ * state where this function has called the ->runtime_suspend callback but the
+ * PM core marks the driver as runtime active.
  */
 int pm_runtime_force_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
-- 
2.30.2