[PATCH 4/8] mmc: mmci: Use ios_handler to save power

Russell King - ARM Linux linux at arm.linux.org.uk
Wed Apr 18 09:45:20 EDT 2012


On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 01:57:27PM +0200, Vitaly Wool wrote:
> Hi Ulf,
> 
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson at stericsson.com> wrote:
> > To disable a levelshifter when we are in an idle state will
> > decrease current consumption. We make use of the ios_handler
> > at runtime suspend and at regular suspend to accomplish this.
> >
> > Of course depending on the used levelshifter the decrease of
> > current differs. For ST6G3244ME the value is up to ~200 uA.
> >
> > Tested-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij at linaro.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson at stericsson.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij at linaro.org>
> > ---
> >  drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c |   19 ++++++++++++++++++-
> >  1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
> > index a7c8f8f..76ce2cd 100644
> > --- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
> > +++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
> > @@ -1505,10 +1505,22 @@ static int mmci_save(struct amba_device *dev)
> >  {
> >        struct mmc_host *mmc = amba_get_drvdata(dev);
> >        unsigned long flags;
> > +       struct mmc_ios ios;
> > +       int ret = 0;
> >
> >        if (mmc) {
> >                struct mmci_host *host = mmc_priv(mmc);
> >
> > +               /* Let the ios_handler act on a POWER_OFF to save power. */
> > +               if (host->plat->ios_handler) {
> > +                       memcpy(&ios, &mmc->ios, sizeof(struct mmc_ios));
> > +                       ios.power_mode = MMC_POWER_OFF;
> > +                       ret = host->plat->ios_handler(mmc_dev(mmc),
> > +                                                     &ios);
> > +                       if (ret)
> > +                               return ret;
> > +               }
> > +
> >                spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
> >
> >                /*
> > @@ -1527,7 +1539,7 @@ static int mmci_save(struct amba_device *dev)
> >                amba_vcore_disable(dev);
> >        }
> >
> > -       return 0;
> > +       return ret;
> >  }
> >
> >  static int mmci_restore(struct amba_device *dev)
> > @@ -1550,6 +1562,11 @@ static int mmci_restore(struct amba_device *dev)
> >                writel(MCI_IRQENABLE, host->base + MMCIMASK0);
> >
> >                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
> > +
> > +               /* Restore settings done by the ios_handler. */
> > +               if (host->plat->ios_handler)
> > +                       host->plat->ios_handler(mmc_dev(mmc),
> > +                                               &mmc->ios);
> >        }
> >
> >        return 0;
> 
> this patch is a disaster because it cuts off the chip's power on
> suspend regardless of whether MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER flag has been set or
> not. Simply put: it breaks everything This patch therefore gets a
> strongest *NACK* from me.

Thank you for backing up what I've already said about this patch (which
is why I stopped applying Ulf's MMC patches at this patch.)

I've also been concerned with the mere saving and restoring of the
clock and power registers in this patch - something which the ARM version
of the primecell does not actually support.

I've said that before...



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