Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] PCI / PM: Add needs_resume flag to avoid suspend complete optimization

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On Sunday, April 30, 2017 03:57:13 PM Imre Deak wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 12:21:57PM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > On Friday, April 28, 2017 11:33:02 PM Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > On Friday, April 28, 2017 05:16:02 PM Imre Deak wrote:
> > > > Some drivers - like i915 - may not support the system suspend direct
> > > > complete optimization due to differences in their runtime and system
> > > > suspend sequence. Add a flag that when set resumes the device before
> > > > calling the driver's system suspend handlers which effectively disables
> > > > the optimization.
> > > > 
> > > > Needed by the next patch fixing suspend/resume on i915.
> > > > 
> > > > Suggested by Rafael.
> > > > 
> > > > Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: linux-pci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Signed-off-by: Imre Deak <imre.deak@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > 
> > > Acked-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > 
> > > The reason why the opt-out flag was not added on day one was because we were
> > > not sure whether or not it would be necessary at all.
> > > 
> > > Quite evidently, it is needed.
> > 
> > But that said, it actually can be implemented as a flag in dev_flags too, say
> > PCI_DEV_FLAGS_NEEDS_RESUME, in analogy with PCI_DEV_FLAGS_NO_D3 that's
> > already there.
> > 
> > The struct size would not need to grow then which I guess would be better?
> 
> Hm, both the bit field and the flag would need to increase if running
> out of bits, so what's the difference? (Atm, the struct size wouldn't
> change either way.)

In the bit field case this depends on what the compiler thinks is better to be
entirely precise, so they are not 100% equivalent.

Plus, since there already are things related to PM in dev_flags, why to depart
from that pattern?

Thanks,
Rafael

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