[PATCH 0/8] PM / Domains: Re-structure code for adding/removing devices to genpd

Geert Uytterhoeven geert at linux-m68k.org
Thu Jan 29 02:32:49 PST 2015


On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 9:13 PM, Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson at linaro.org> wrote:
> While adding error handling of genpd's ->attach_dev() callback, I realized that
> we also had a need to re-structure some of the code which deals with
> adding/removing devices to genpd. Especially the APIs, __pm_genpd_add_device()
> and pm_genpd_remove_device() deserved some attention.
>
> Patch 1 -> 4, can be considered as more simple cleanups and should not impact
> the behavior for current clients using the APIs.
>
> Patch 5, eliminates a mutex for generic_pm_domain_data by re-order the
> initialization/cleanup of dev_pm_qos notifiers.
>
> Patch 6, move some code around to fix a potenial memory leakage of a struct
> pm_subsys_data.
>
> Patch 7, code restructuring which impacts locking behavior while adding/removing
> devices. Should improve code readability and decrease critical regions of
> holding locks.
>
> Patch 8, Adds error handling of genpd's ->attach_dev() callback
>
>
> Ulf Hansson (8):
>   PM / Domains: Rename __pm_genpd_alloc|free_dev_data()
>   PM / Domains: Remove reference counting for the generic_pm_domain_data
>   PM / Domains: Don't allow an existing generic_pm_domain_data
>   PM / Domains: Don't check for an existing device when adding a new
>   PM / Domains: Eliminate the mutex for the generic_pm_domain_data
>   PM / Domains: Free pm_subsys_data in error path in
>     __pm_genpd_add_device()
>   PM / Domains: Re-order initialization of generic_pm_domain_data
>   PM / Domains: Handle errors from genpd's ->attach_dev() callback

Looks OK, and tested on sh73a0/kzm9g-multiplatform with PM domains
Tested-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas at glider.be>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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