netdev - Re: [PATCH] lan78xx: Protect runtime_auto check by #ifdef CONFIG

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Message-ID: <1458660552.1990.13.camel@suse.com>
Date:	Tue, 22 Mar 2016 16:29:12 +0100
From:	Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
To:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	Microchip Linux Driver Support <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
	Woojung Huh <woojung.huh@...rochip.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lan78xx: Protect runtime_auto check by #ifdef CONFIG_PM

On Tue, 2016-03-22 at 11:13 -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> > Indeed. In that case the point is moot. But it is correct to ask
> > the core whether the device is autosuspended at that point rather
> > than keep a private flag if you can.
> 
> That's why we have pm_runtime_status_suspended().

I guess we are in violent agreement though we were unaware of being
in that state.

	Regards
		Oliver