Use the rproc->power reference count to handle the multi-instance case, move the state checking for 'stop' and 'detach' under mutex protection, and remove state checking for 'start'. Shengjiu Wang (2): remoteproc: core: Remove state checking before calling rproc_boot() remoteproc: core: Move state checking to remoteproc_core changes in v2: - drop 'remoteproc: core: check rproc->power value before decreasing it' - refine 'remoteproc: core: Remove state checking before changing state' split it to two new patches. drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_cdev.c | 11 ----------- drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c | 11 +++++++++++ drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_sysfs.c | 11 ----------- 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) -- 2.17.1