Re: [PATCH] Input: xpad - power off wireless 360 controllers on suspend

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On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 05:10:41PM -0700, Cameron Gutman wrote:
> On 07/27/2016 05:04 PM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 04:24:06PM -0700, Cameron Gutman wrote:
> >> On 07/27/2016 02:39 PM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> >>> On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 02:32:22PM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> >>>> On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 10:35:08PM -0700, Cameron Gutman wrote:
> >>>>> When the USB wireless adapter is suspended, the controllers
> >>>>> lose their connection. This causes them to start flashing
> >>>>> their LED rings and searching for the wireless adapter
> >>>>> again, wasting the controller's battery power.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Instead, we will tell the controllers to power down when
> >>>>> we suspend. This mirrors the behavior of the controllers
> >>>>> when connected to the console itself and how the official
> >>>>> Xbox One wireless adapter behaves on Windows.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Cameron Gutman <aicommander@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>> ---
> >>>>> This patch is independent of the other xpad patch [0] that I
> >>>>> submitted (and decided to wait on). It applies against
> >>>>> unmodified xpad.c in master.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> [0] http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-input/msg46062.html
> >>>>> ---
> >>>>>  drivers/input/joystick/xpad.c | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>>>>  1 file changed, 43 insertions(+)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/xpad.c b/drivers/input/joystick/xpad.c
> >>>>> index a529a45..3408019 100644
> >>>>> --- a/drivers/input/joystick/xpad.c
> >>>>> +++ b/drivers/input/joystick/xpad.c
> >>>>> @@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ static bool sticks_to_null;
> >>>>>  module_param(sticks_to_null, bool, S_IRUGO);
> >>>>>  MODULE_PARM_DESC(sticks_to_null, "Do not map sticks at all for unknown pads");
> >>>>>  
> >>>>> +static bool disable_auto_poweroff;
> >>>>> +module_param(disable_auto_poweroff, bool, S_IRUGO);
> >>>>> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_auto_poweroff, "Do not power off wireless controllers on suspend");
> >>>>
> >>>> Why negating? Why not do
> >>>>
> >>>> static bool xpad_auto_poweroff = true;
> >>>>
> >>>> ?
> >>>>
> >>>> (No need to resubmit if agree/disagree, I can fix up on my side).
> >>
> >> Yeah, sounds fine to make it default Y and get rid of the negation.
> >>
> >> I'm fine with it if you want to make that change and apply it. See my
> >> comments below about the other issues.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> By the way, I think we can allow root writing to it, there is nothing
> >>> that stops us from changing behavior at runtime.
> >>
> >> Yep, I was following the convention of the existing module params. They
> >> can probably all be changed to allow root writing.
> > 
> > My rule of thumb is we allow writing if behavior changes immediately.
> > The other parameters only affect devices that will be bound after the
> > parameter has been changed, which woudl be confusing. So they are RO and
> > you have to specify them at module load time.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> 
> Sounds reasonable. Would you like to make the permission change also or
> do you prefer I resubmit the patch with those 2 modifications?

No, I made them. If you have a moment please take a look at my "next"
branch on kernel.org.

-- 
Dmitry
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