Re: [RFC] PM: domains: Skip disabling unused domains if provider has sync_state

[Abel Vesa <abel.vesa@linaro.org>]

On 23-01-27 01:40:13, Abel Vesa wrote:
> Currently, there are cases when a domain needs to remain enabled until
> the consumer driver probes. Sometimes such consumer drivers may be built
> as modules. Since the genpd_power_off_unused is called too early for
> such consumer driver modules to get a chance to probe, the domain, since
> it is unused, will get disabled. On the other hand, the best time for
> an unused domain to be disabled is on the provider's sync_state
> callback. So, if the provider has registered a sync_state callback,
> assume the unused domains for that provider will be disabled on its
> sync_state callback.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Abel Vesa <abel.vesa@linaro.org>

Please ignore this version as it is only part of the solution.

Have a look at v2 here:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230127104054.895129-1-abel.vesa@linaro.org/

> ---
> 
> This approach has been applied for unused clocks as well.
> With this patch merged in, all the providers that have sync_state
> callback registered will leave the domains enabled unless the provider's
> sync_state callback explicitly disables them. So those providers will
> need to add the disabling part to their sync_state callback. On the
> other hand, the platforms that have cases where domains need to remain
> enabled (even if unused) until the consumer driver probes, will be able,
> with this patch in, to run without the pd_ignore_unused kernel argument,
> which seems to be the case for most Qualcomm platforms, at this moment.
> 
>  drivers/base/power/domain.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/base/power/domain.c b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
> index 84662d338188..8e72e8e38c77 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/power/domain.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
> @@ -1099,7 +1099,8 @@ static int __init genpd_power_off_unused(void)
>  	mutex_lock(&gpd_list_lock);
>  
>  	list_for_each_entry(genpd, &gpd_list, gpd_list_node)
> -		genpd_queue_power_off_work(genpd);
> +		if (!dev_has_sync_state(genpd->provider->dev))
> +			genpd_queue_power_off_work(genpd);
>  
>  	mutex_unlock(&gpd_list_lock);
>  
> -- 
> 2.34.1
>