Hi!

> Add support to check if platform's power will be cut off in suspend.
> This will help drivers shared by multiple platforms to take only the
> necessary actions while suspending/resuming (some platform may not need
> to save/restore all the registers if platforms remains powered while
> suspended). In this way suspend/resume time could be improved.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea@microchip.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/suspend.h |  6 ++++++
>  kernel/power/suspend.c  | 13 +++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 19 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/suspend.h b/include/linux/suspend.h
> index 3f529ad9a9d2..21f19b167fe2 100644
> --- a/include/linux/suspend.h
> +++ b/include/linux/suspend.h
> @@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ static inline void dpm_save_failed_step(enum suspend_stat_step step)
>   *	Called by the PM core if the suspending of devices fails.
>   *	This callback is optional and should only be implemented by platforms
>   *	which require special recovery actions in that situation.
> + *
> + * @off_in_suspend: Returns wether the platform's power will be cut off at

wether -- spelling?

> @@ -185,6 +188,7 @@ struct platform_suspend_ops {
>  	bool (*suspend_again)(void);
>  	void (*end)(void);
>  	void (*recover)(void);
> +	bool (*off_in_suspend)(suspend_state_t state);
>  };

Dunno, should it be per-regulator? SoCs commonly have more than one
power supply, with some of them off during suspend...
									Pavel
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