Re: [PATCH] mmc: sdio: reset card during power_restore

[zhangfei gao <zhangfei.gao@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 4:57 PM, Ohad Ben-Cohen <ohad@wizery.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 11:43 AM, zhangfei gao <zhangfei.gao@gmail.com> wrote:
>> However still not fully understand how to call ->remove to power off
>> wlan, using suspend system looks to me is only test method, which
>> counting on bus_ops->suspend returns -ENOSYS.
>
> Please take a look at mac80211 and wl12xx.
>
> We're not using ->remove, ->probe or -ENOSYS at all.
>
> When the user brings up the interface, we then power up the chip and
> download the firmware.
> Likewise, when the interface is brought down, we just power off the chip.

Thanks a lot Ohad & Daniel :)

Enable wlan: # ifconfig up mlan0 -> power up the chip via runtime PM
-> wlan_probe download the firmware
Disable wlan: # ifconfig down mlan0 -> power down the chip via runtime
PM -> wlan_remove ?

So every time ifconfig up/down, the chip is power up/down, and
firmware reloaded?

Is this understand correct?
Then runtime pm should also integrated into wlan driver as well.