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From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Cc: Josh Cartwright <joshc@codeaurora.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net>,
	Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>,
	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] PM: define new ASSIGN_*_PM_OPS macros based on assign_if
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2014 08:02:31 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140301160231.GA9911@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20140301110633.GA27749@amd.pavel.ucw.cz>

On Sat, Mar 01, 2014 at 12:06:33PM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> > > +#define ASSIGN_SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(suspend_fn, resume_fn) \
> > > +	.suspend = assign_if_pm_sleep(suspend_fn), \
> > > +	.resume = assign_if_pm_sleep(resume_fn), \
> > > +	.freeze = assign_if_pm_sleep(suspend_fn), \
> > > +	.thaw = assign_if_pm_sleep(resume_fn), \
> > > +	.poweroff = assign_if_pm_sleep(suspend_fn), \
> > > +	.restore = assign_if_pm_sleep(resume_fn),
> > 
> > Ugh, what a mess, really?  Is it that hard to get the #ifdef right in
> > the code?  Why not just always define the functions and then also always
> > have them in the structures, and if the feature isn't enabled, just
> > don't call/use them?
> 
> The functions may not compile with CONFIG_PM disabled. (And #ifdefs in
> the code are considered ugly).
> 
> > Yes, it would cause a _very_ tiny increase in code size if the option is
> > disabled, but really, does anyone ever disable those options becides on
> > the dreaded 'make randconfig' checkers?
> 
> We don't want CONFIG_PM complexity on some embedded systems...

Really, what embedded systems do not want this?

> and it is useful tostart with simple (!PM) system when introducing new
> board.

I'm not saying to disable the option, I'm saying to stop worrying about
saving a few hundred bytes in individual drivers with this crazy #ifdef
and macro mess that no one understands and always gets wrong.

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2014-03-01 16:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-02-24 17:08 [PATCH 0/3] introduce assign_if() macros in attempt to reduce ifdeffery Josh Cartwright
2014-02-24 17:08 ` [PATCH 1/3] typecheck: introduce assign_if() and assign_if_enabled() Josh Cartwright
2014-02-27 19:00   ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2014-02-27 23:48     ` Josh Cartwright
2014-02-24 17:08 ` [PATCH 2/3] PM: define new ASSIGN_*_PM_OPS macros based on assign_if Josh Cartwright
2014-02-27 19:02   ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2014-03-01 11:06     ` Pavel Machek
2014-03-01 16:02       ` Greg Kroah-Hartman [this message]
2014-03-01 16:26         ` Pavel Machek
2014-02-24 17:08 ` [PATCH 3/3] usb: phy: msm: use ASSIGN_*_PM_OPS variants Josh Cartwright
2014-02-25 18:33   ` Felipe Balbi
2014-02-27 19:03     ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2014-02-27 23:41       ` David Cohen
2014-02-27 23:44         ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2014-02-27 23:52           ` David Cohen
2014-02-28  8:48           ` Ulf Hansson
2014-02-28 16:52             ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2014-03-01 11:24               ` Ulf Hansson

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