[PATCH/RFC 4/6] drivers: firmware: psci: Fix non-PMIC wake-up if SYSTEM_SUSPEND cuts power

Geert Uytterhoeven
2017-02-21T16:36:38Z

Hi Pavel,

On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 12:07 PM, Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> wrote:
> On Mon 2017-02-20 21:33:27, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> Nothing in the PSCI specification requires the SoC to remain powered and
>> to support wake-up sources when suspended using SYSTEM_SUSPEND.
>> If the firmware implements the PSCI SYSTEM_SUSPEND operation by cutting
>> power to the SoC, the only possibly wake-up sources are thus the ones
>> connected to the PMIC.
>>
>> Document and add support for an "arm,psci-system-suspend-is-power-down"
>> DT property, so Linux uses a different suspend method when other wake-up
>> sources (e.g. wake on LAN, UART or GPIO) are enabled.
>
> Should we make PSCI return that information? (At least in next
> specification version?)

That's a possible solution.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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