Re: [PATCH v1] PM: sleep: core: Synchronize runtime PM status of parents and children

Ulf Hansson
2025-01-31T10:01:58Z

On Thu, 30 Jan 2025 at 14:19, Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@linaro.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 at 17:58, Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@kernel.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@linaro.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 at 16:55, Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@kernel.org> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@linaro.org> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Tue, 28 Jan 2025 at 20:24, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@rjwysocki.net> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Commit 6e176bf8d461 ("PM: sleep: core: Do not skip callbacks in the
> > > > > > > resume phase") overlooked the case in which the parent of a device with
> > > > > > > DPM_FLAG_SMART_SUSPEND set did not use that flag and could be runtime-
> > > > > > > suspended before a transition into a system-wide sleep state. In that
> > > > > > > case, if the child is resumed during the subsequent transition from
> > > > > > > that state into the working state, its runtime PM status will be set to
> > > > > > > RPM_ACTIVE, but the runtime PM status of the parent will not be updated
> > > > > > > accordingly, even though the parent will be resumed too, because of the
> > > > > > > dev_pm_skip_suspend() check in device_resume_noirq().
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Address this problem by tracking the need to set the runtime PM status
> > > > > > > to RPM_ACTIVE during system-wide resume transitions for devices with
> > > > > > > DPM_FLAG_SMART_SUSPEND set and all of the devices depended on by them.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Fixes: 6e176bf8d461 ("PM: sleep: core: Do not skip callbacks in the resume phase")
> > > > > > > Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pm/Z30p2Etwf3F2AUvD@hovoldconsulting.com/
> > > > > > > Reported-by: Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>
> > > > > > > Tested-by: Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@linaro.org>
> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
> > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > drivers/base/power/main.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++---------
> > > > > > > include/linux/pm.h | 1 +
> > > > > > > 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- a/drivers/base/power/main.c
> > > > > > > +++ b/drivers/base/power/main.c
> > > > > > > @@ -656,13 +656,15 @@
> > > > > > > * so change its status accordingly.
> > > > > > > *
> > > > > > > * Otherwise, the device is going to be resumed, so set its PM-runtime
> > > > > > > - * status to "active", but do that only if DPM_FLAG_SMART_SUSPEND is set
> > > > > > > - * to avoid confusing drivers that don't use it.
> > > > > > > + * status to "active" unless its power.set_active flag is clear, in
> > > > > > > + * which case it is not necessary to update its PM-runtime status.
> > > > > > > */
> > > > > > > - if (skip_resume)
> > > > > > > + if (skip_resume) {
> > > > > > > pm_runtime_set_suspended(dev);
> > > > > > > - else if (dev_pm_skip_suspend(dev))
> > > > > > > + } else if (dev->power.set_active) {
> > > > > > > pm_runtime_set_active(dev);
> > > > > > > + dev->power.set_active = false;
> > > > > > > + }
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > if (dev->pm_domain) {
> > > > > > > info = "noirq power domain ";
> > > > > > > @@ -1189,18 +1191,24 @@
> > > > > > > return PMSG_ON;
> > > > > > > }
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -static void dpm_superior_set_must_resume(struct device *dev)
> > > > > > > +static void dpm_superior_set_must_resume(struct device *dev, bool set_active)
> > > > > > > {
> > > > > > > struct device_link *link;
> > > > > > > int idx;
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - if (dev->parent)
> > > > > > > + if (dev->parent) {
> > > > > > > dev->parent->power.must_resume = true;
> > > > > > > + if (set_active)
> > > > > > > + dev->parent->power.set_active = true;
> > > > > > > + }
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > idx = device_links_read_lock();
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - list_for_each_entry_rcu_locked(link, &dev->links.suppliers, c_node)
> > > > > > > + list_for_each_entry_rcu_locked(link, &dev->links.suppliers, c_node) {
> > > > > > > link->supplier->power.must_resume = true;
> > > > > > > + if (set_active)
> > > > > > > + link->supplier->power.set_active = true;
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If I understand correctly, the suppliers are already handled when the
> > > > > > pm_runtime_set_active() is called for consumers, so the above should
> > > > > > not be needed.
> > > > >
> > > > > It is needed because pm_runtime_set_active() doesn't cause the setting
> > > > > to propagate to the parent's/suppliers of the suppliers AFAICS.
> > > >
> > > > Hmm, even if that sounds reasonable, I don't think it's a good idea as
> > > > it may introduce interesting propagation problems between drivers.
> > > >
> > > > For example, consider that Saravana is trying to enable runtime PM for
> > > > fw_devlinks. It would mean synchronization issues for the runtime PM
> > > > status, all over the place.
> > >
> > > What synchronization issues?
> >
> > Changing the runtime PM status for a parent/supplier that doesn't have
> > DPM_FLAG_SMART_SUSPEND, is likely to confuse their drivers.
>
> I'm not sure why though.
>
> > You also removed that part of the comment a few lines above, in
> > device_resume_noirq(). I am not sure I understand why?
>
> Not removed, but replaced.
>
> The set_active flag is only set for devices with
> DPM_FLAG_SMART_SUSPEND set and devices depended on by them. Also, it
> is only set for devices whose must_resume is set, which for devices
> with DPM_FLAG_SMART_SUSPEND means that they literally must be resumed.
> Consequently, the devices depended on by them also must be resumed.
>
> > >
> > > > That said, is even consumer/suppliers part of the problem we are
> > > > trying to solve?
> > >
> > > They are in general.
> > >
> > > It's just that stuff that was runtime-suspended prior to a system-wide
> > > suspend may need to be resumed and marked as RPM_ACTIVE during
> > > system-wide resume because one of the devices wants/needs to be
> > > resumed then.
> > >
> > > If this turns out to be problematic, the problem will need to be
> > > addressed, but for now I'm not seeing why there would be a problem.
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > That said, maybe we instead allow parent/child to work in the similar
> > > > > > way as for consumer/suppliers, when pm_runtime_set_active() is called
> > > > > > for the child. In other words, when pm_runtime_set_active() is called
> > > > > > for a child and the parent is runtime PM enabled, let's runtime resume
> > > > > > it too, as we do for suppliers. Would that work, you think?
> > > > >
> > > > > The parent is not runtime-PM enabled when this happens.
> > > >
> > > > That sounds really weird to me.
> > > >
> > > > Does that mean that the parent has not been system resumed either?
> > >
> > > Yes.
> > >
> > > It hasn't been resumed yet, but it is known that it will be resumed.
> > >
> > > > If so, isn't that really the root cause for this problem,
> > >
> > > No, it is not.
> > >
> > > > or what am I missing?
> > >
> > > Essentially, what I said above.
> > >
> > > If a device that was suspended prior to a system-wide suspend
> > > wants/needs to be resumed during the subsequent system-wide resume,
> > > and it was runtime-PM-enabled before the suspend transition, it needs
> > > to (a) be runtime-PM-enabled during the subsequent system-wide resume
> > > transition and (b) it also needs to be marked as RPM_ACTIVE because in
> > > fact it is not suspended any more. The existing code before the patch
> > > takes care of this for the device itself, but not for the devices it
> > > depends on which also need to be resumed (which happens) and marked as
> > > RPM_ACTIVE (which doesn't happen) and the patch just makes sure that
> > > the latter will happen.
> >
> > Thanks for clarifying!
> >
> > >
> > > Actually, what happens now is that the actual state of the parent
> > > during the system-wide resume, right before re-enabling runtime PM for
> > > it, does not match its runtime PM status which is still RPM_SUSPENDED.
> > > That's what is fixed here and it applies to the parent as well as to
> > > all of the other devices depended on by the child and the parent.
> >
> > Well, unfortunately I don't think it will work to call
> > pm_runtime_set_active() for parents/suppliers like this.
>
> As stated above, if a device with DPM_FLAG_SMART_SUSPEND has
> power.must_resume set, it must be resumed. Therefore, all of the
> devices depended on by it must be resumed (literally, they need to be
> powered up and configured to work). This is already a rule without
> the patch.
>
> Accordingly, they all effectively will be "active" and so their
> runtime PM status must reflect this.

From a theoretical point of view, yes I agree.

>
> I don't see anything that cannot work, but I see why it is broken
> without this patch.

You are right that the behaviour is broken and needs to be fixed, but
I am not convinced that $subject patch is the way forward. See more
below.

>
> > I think we need the drivers for the parents/suppliers to be in
> > agreement with the behaviour of DPM_FLAG_SMART_SUSPEND to allow the
> > propagation. Not sure how to best achieve this though.
>
> It would be good to actually identify the cases in which it may not
> work and they can be fixed on top of this patch.

The problem with $subject patch is that drivers/buses are required to
check the runtime PM status, with pm_runtime_suspended(),
pm_runtime_status_suspended() or pm_runtime_active() in one of its
system suspend/resume callbacks , to synchronize it with the HW state
for its device (turn on/off clocks for example).

Certainly, we can not rely on drivers to conform to this behaviour and
there are plenty of cases where they really don't. For example, we
have drivers that only implements runtime PM support or simply don't
care about the runtime PM status during system resume, but just leaves
the device in the state it is already in.

Moreover, we have the users of pm_runtime_force_suspend|resume(),
which we also know *not* to work with DPM_FLAG_SMART_SUSPEND and thus
$subject patch too. I am less worried about these cases though, as I
believe we should be able to fix them, by taking into account the
suggested "->power.set_active flag", or something along those lines.

That said, it seems like we need another way forward.

Kind regards
Uffe