Re: [PATCH]: Autosleep patch.

[Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>]

On Mon, Aug 06, 2012 at 08:38:17AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 08/06/2012 08:13 AM, Christopher Sacchi wrote:
> 
> > This patch (listed below), changes an old function in autosleep.c in
> > kernel version 3.5. It's code is listed from the first -- line to the
> > 2nd to last -- line.
> > This patch was checked with checkpatch.pl with no errors:
> > --
> > --- power/autosleep.c	2012-07-21 20:58:29.000000000 +0000
> > +++ power/autosleepnew.c	2012-08-06 10:52:26.000000000 +0000
> 
> 
> The file names should include the full path from the top level of the
> kernel source tree.  E.g.:
> 
> --- linux.orig/kernel/power/autosleep.c
> +++ linux/kernel/power/autosleep.c
> 
> This patch uses the name autosleepnew.c, which is not what is
> required/expected.
> 
> Your previous patches were for wireless (mac80211) components, so they
> needed to go to the linux-wireless mailing list.  This patch is not
> about wireless, so don't send it to that mailing list, although you
> could send it to the linux-pm@vger.kernel.org mailing list.
> Please see the MAINTAINERS file for where to send patches.
> 
> 
> > @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static void try_to_suspend(struct work_s
> >  	if (!pm_get_wakeup_count(&initial_count, true))
> >  		goto out;
> > 
> > -	mutex_lock(&autosleep_lock);
> > +	mutex_lock_interruptable();
> > 

Plus, this code obviously never compiled. Nor does the submitter ever explain
what he actually tries to accomplish.

Guenter

> >  	if (!pm_save_wakeup_count(initial_count)) {
> >  		mutex_unlock(&autosleep_lock);
> > Signed-off-by: Christopher P. Sacchi <chris.sacchi@gmail.com>
> > --
> 
> Signed-off-by: line is not part of the patch.  It should be near the
> end of the patch description, before the actual patch.
> 
> Again, please read and follow Documentation/SubmittingPatches.
> 
> thanks.
> 
> -- 
> ~Randy
>