[PATCH v2] driver core: fw_devlink: Don't warn about sync_state() pending

[Sebastian Reichel]

Hi,

On Tue, Oct 07, 2025 at 11:43:12AM +0200, Ulf Hansson wrote:
> Due to the wider deployment of the ->sync_state() support, for PM domains
> for example, we are receiving reports about the sync_state() pending
> message that is being logged in fw_devlink_dev_sync_state(). In particular
> as it's printed at the warning level, which is questionable.
> 
> Even if it certainly is useful to know that the ->sync_state() condition
> could not be met, there may be nothing wrong with it. For example, a driver
> may be built as module and are still waiting to be initialized/probed. For
> this reason let's move to the info level for now.
> 
> Reported-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert at linux-m68k.org>
> Reported-by: Sebin Francis <sebin.francis at ti.com>
> Reported-by: Diederik de Haas <didi.debian at cknow.org>
> Reported-by: Jon Hunter <jonathanh at nvidia.com>
> Reviewed-by: Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen at ideasonboard.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson at linaro.org>

Reviewed-by: Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel at collabora.com>

-- Sebastian

> ---
> 
> Changes in v2:
> 	- Due to discussions on v1 and because the default Kconfig is to use the
> 	FW_DEVLINK_SYNC_STATE_STRICT, I suggest that for now it may be best to
> 	keep the warning level for the "Timed out.." print and only change the
> 	"sync_state pending..." message.
> 
> ---
>  drivers/base/core.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
> index d22d6b23e758..c62e428b95b0 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/core.c
> @@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@ static int fw_devlink_dev_sync_state(struct device *dev, void *data)
>  		return 0;
>  
>  	if (fw_devlink_sync_state == FW_DEVLINK_SYNC_STATE_STRICT) {
> -		dev_warn(sup, "sync_state() pending due to %s\n",
> +		dev_info(sup, "sync_state() pending due to %s\n",
>  			 dev_name(link->consumer));
>  		return 0;
>  	}
> -- 
> 2.43.0
> 
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