Re: [RFC][PATCH 00/11] Android PM extensions

[Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>]

On Mon, 2 Feb 2009, Arve Hjønnevåg wrote:

> >> Also, what do you mean by a runtime PM interface?
> >
> > I'm making a distinction between system PM and runtime (also known as
> > dynamic) PM.  With system PM the entire system goes into a low-power
> > state -- that's what we mean when we talk about suspend or hibernation.
> > With runtime PM the system as a whole remains running while selected
> > devices are individually put into a low-power state.
> >
> > For example, right now Linux will put a USB host controller into a
> > low-power state if no USB devices are plugged into it.  This runtime PM
> > interface is described in Documentation/usb/power-management.txt.  You
> > might want to use some of those mechanisms for controlling your
> > devices.
> 
> OK, but I don't think this affects our use of wakelocks.

No, but it might very well affect your implementation of early-suspend.

> I'll make a change to make any write to /sys/power/state disable
> wakelocks. I'll probably also add a config option to remove
> /sys/power/state.
> 
> Before I post another patch series I have a few questions:
> - Should I merge the wakelock and early-suspend api patches with their
> implementations? (I initially implemented the api on top of the old
> android_power driver, but we not longer use this)

It depends how big the patches are.  If they're not too large, go ahead 
and merge the API patch with the implementation.  But if they're 
difficult to read because they are rather big, keep them separate.

> - Once wakelocks are disabled by writing to /sys/power/state, is there
> any demand for re-enabling wakelock support?

I don't know.  You might as well re-enable it as soon as the system 
resumes.

> - Are there any objections to using /sys/power/request_state to
> specify the state to enter when all wakelocks unlocked.

Okay with me.

Alan Stern