Re: [PATCH v6 1/1] input: add driver for Bosch Sensortec's BMA150 accelerometer

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> On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 12:49:17AM +0200, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > > +static int bma150_open(struct bma150_data *bma150)
> > > > +{
> > > > + int ret;
> > > > +
> > > > + ret = pm_runtime_set_active(&bma150->client->dev);
> > > > + if (ret < 0)
> > > > +         return ret;
> > > > +
> > > > + pm_runtime_enable(&bma150->client->dev);
> > >
> > > I am pretty sure you want to call pm_runtime_enable() in bma150_probe()
> > > so that parent controller can be suspended until somebody calls
> > > bma150_open() and we mark the device as active (which, in turn, should
> > > wake up its parent).
> >
> > If I call pm_runtime_enable() I cannot use pm_runtime_set_active() later
> > according to the comment in __pm_runtime_set_status (runtime.c):
> > "If runtime PM of the device is disabled or its power.runtime_error
> > field is different from zero, the status may be changed either to
> > RPM_ACTIVE, or to RPM_SUSPENDED..."
> >
> > If the PM of the device is enabled it will return -EAGAIN. Of course, we
> > could enable() in probe, then disable(); set_active(); enable(); in
> > open, but that seems a bit confused, right?
> 
> Hmm, indeed. I do not like the idea about disable/set_active/enable so I
> guess we'll have to keep track of the current mode themselves and call
> bma150_set_mode() ourselves if, after calling pm_runtime_get/put_sync()
> we find that our mode is different from what we expect it to be.
> 
> I also noticed that you did not properly free IRQ on device removal and
> also polled devices need to be freed always (unlike regular input
> devices that should be only unregistered). The default_cfg can't be
> __initdata because it is used by __devinit functions. And my version of
> GCC can't figure out that ipoll_dev never used uninitialized and gives
> false warning.
> 
> I tried correcting these issues in the patch below, along with renaming
> 'ret' to 'error' which I prefer when we dealing with error handling.
> Could you please git it a try and if everything still works I'll fold it
> and commit.

Thanks Dmitry! I tried your patch and it worked like a charm!

Do you take it from here or would you like me to send an updated
version that includes your patch?

-- 
Best regards,
 Eric

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