From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>
To: Linux PM <linux-pm@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"Ulf Hansson" <ulf.hansson@linaro.org>,
"Brian Norris" <briannorris@chromium.org>,
"Lukas Wunner" <lukas@wunner.de>,
"Ilpo Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH v1] PM: runtime: docs: Update pm_runtime_allow/forbid() documentation
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:26:23 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <12780841.O9o76ZdvQC@rafael.j.wysocki> (raw)
From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
Drop confusing descriptions of pm_runtime_allow() and pm_runtime_forbid()
from Documentation/power/runtime_pm.rst and update the kerneldoc comments
of these functions to better explain their purpose.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pm/08976178-298f-79d9-1d63-cff5a4e56cc3@linux.intel.com/
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
---
Documentation/power/runtime_pm.rst | 10 ----------
drivers/base/power/runtime.c | 17 +++++++++++++----
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
--- a/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.rst
+++ b/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.rst
@@ -480,16 +480,6 @@ drivers/base/power/runtime.c and include
`bool pm_runtime_status_suspended(struct device *dev);`
- return true if the device's runtime PM status is 'suspended'
- `void pm_runtime_allow(struct device *dev);`
- - set the power.runtime_auto flag for the device and decrease its usage
- counter (used by the /sys/devices/.../power/control interface to
- effectively allow the device to be power managed at run time)
-
- `void pm_runtime_forbid(struct device *dev);`
- - unset the power.runtime_auto flag for the device and increase its usage
- counter (used by the /sys/devices/.../power/control interface to
- effectively prevent the device from being power managed at run time)
-
`void pm_runtime_no_callbacks(struct device *dev);`
- set the power.no_callbacks flag for the device and remove the runtime
PM attributes from /sys/devices/.../power (or prevent them from being
--- a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
@@ -1664,9 +1664,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_pm_runtime_get_no
* pm_runtime_forbid - Block runtime PM of a device.
* @dev: Device to handle.
*
- * Increase the device's usage count and clear its power.runtime_auto flag,
- * so that it cannot be suspended at run time until pm_runtime_allow() is called
- * for it.
+ * Resume @dev if already suspended and block runtime suspend of @dev in such
+ * a way that it can be unblocked via the /sys/devices/.../power/control
+ * interface, or otherwise by calling pm_runtime_allow().
+ *
+ * Calling this function many times in a row has the same effect as calling it
+ * once.
*/
void pm_runtime_forbid(struct device *dev)
{
@@ -1687,7 +1690,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_runtime_forbid);
* pm_runtime_allow - Unblock runtime PM of a device.
* @dev: Device to handle.
*
- * Decrease the device's usage count and set its power.runtime_auto flag.
+ * Unblock runtime suspend of @dev after it has been blocked by
+ * pm_runtime_forbid() (for instance, if it has been blocked via the
+ * /sys/devices/.../power/control interface), check if @dev can be
+ * suspended and suspend it in that case.
+ *
+ * Calling this function many times in a row has the same effect as calling it
+ * once.
*/
void pm_runtime_allow(struct device *dev)
{
next reply other threads:[~2025-10-22 20:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-22 20:26 Rafael J. Wysocki [this message]
2025-10-22 20:44 ` [PATCH v1] PM: runtime: docs: Update pm_runtime_allow/forbid() documentation Brian Norris
2025-10-23 10:17 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2025-10-23 10:14 ` Ulf Hansson
2025-10-23 13:16 ` Ilpo Järvinen
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