linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] PM: hibernate: export pm_sleep_transition_in

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Message-ID: <2025112423-rocking-deafness-88c0@gregkh>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:01:52 +0100
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@...labora.com>
Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@...nel.org>, Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, kernel@...labora.com,
	superm1@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] PM: hibernate: export
 pm_sleep_transition_in_progress()

On Fri, Nov 07, 2025 at 11:44:28PM +0500, Muhammad Usama Anjum wrote:
> Export pm_sleep_transition_in_progress() to be used by other
> modules.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@...labora.com>
> ---
>  kernel/power/main.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/power/main.c b/kernel/power/main.c
> index 33a47ed15994f..ff3354b5be150 100644
> --- a/kernel/power/main.c
> +++ b/kernel/power/main.c
> @@ -570,6 +570,7 @@ bool pm_sleep_transition_in_progress(void)
>  {
>  	return pm_suspend_in_progress() || hibernation_in_progress();
>  }
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_sleep_transition_in_progress);

The problem is, you can not rely on the result of this call as it could
change right after you call it, right?

So who needs to call this and why?  What new workflow requires this?

thanks,

greg k-h