Re: runtime PM usage_count during driver_probe_device()?

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Ohad Ben-Cohen <ohad@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 3:33 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> In theory it is possible that a subsystem (e.g. bus type) will enable
>> runtime PM for devices without drivers and will (for example) put them
>> into low power states until the drivers are loaded.  Then, it makes
>> sense for the core to prevent such transitions from racing with .probe().
>>
>> I'm not sure if this happens in practice, though,
>
> Yeah, this is exactly what the SDIO subsystem is doing.

Thanks, this makes sense.

Maybe runtime_pm.txt should be updated to explain this as well.

Kevin
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