Re: [PATCH RFC] PM / Hibernate: no kernel_power_off when pm_power_off NULL

[Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>]

Hi!

> Reboot logic in kernel/reboot will avoid calling kernel_power_off
> when pm_power_off is null, and instead uses kernel_halt.  Change
> hibernate's power_down to follow the behavior in the reboot call.
> 
> Calling the notifier twice (once for SYS_POWER_OFF and again for
> SYS_HALT) causes a panic during hibernation on Kirkwood
> Openblocks A6 board.

I can't say I like this patch.

kernel_power_off should work with pm_power_off == NULL, see for
example x86.

static void native_machine_power_off(void)
{
        if (pm_power_off) {
                if (!reboot_force)
			machine_shutdown();
                pm_power_off();
        }
        /* A fallback in case there is no PM info available */
        tboot_shutdown(TB_SHUTDOWN_HALT);
}

. arch/arm/process.c implementation is strange:

void machine_halt(void)
{
        local_irq_disable();
	smp_send_stop();

        local_irq_disable();
        while (1);
}

## Why second disable?

/*                                                                                                 
 * Power-off simply requires that the secondary CPUs stop performing
 any                           
 * activity (executing tasks, handling interrupts). smp_send_stop()                                
 * achieves this. When the system power is turned off, it will take
 all CPUs                       
 * with it.                                                                                        
 */
void machine_power_off(void)
{
	local_irq_disable();
        smp_send_stop();

	if (pm_power_off)
                pm_power_off();
}

## It really should do while (1) here.
   
									Pavel
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