Re: [PATCH] PM: make VT switching to the suspend console optional v2

[Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org>]

On Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:50:35 +0100
"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl> wrote:
> > > + * Drivers can indicate support for switchless suspend/resume, which can
> > > + * save time and flicker, by using this routine and passing 'false' as
> > > + * the argument.  If any loaded driver needs VT switching, or the
> > > + * no_console_suspend argument has been passed on the command line, VT
> > > + * switches will occur.
> > > + */
> > 
> > It seems to me that we'll need a separate counter for the number of registered
> > drivers and do the switch if that number is equal to the number of drivers that
> > have passed false to this thing.
> > 
> > In which case we can simplify this slightly and introduce
> > pm_vt_swtich_not_required(void)
> 
> Sorry, that won't be sufficient.  Rather something like pm_vt_switch_get()
> (indicating "I'll do the switch, thanks") and pm_vt_switch_put() (indicating
> "now you need to do the switch yourself").

I thought of both of your approaches before posting this one, but each
have other problems.  And I found a bug in mine last night.

So I think I need a separate count of drivers that need the switch, and
ones that don't.  Then if either no driver has registered or if the
need_switch count is nonzero, we'll do the switch.  Otherwise, if the
dont_need_switch is nonzero, we can avoid the switch.  I think that'll
handle all the cases I outlined.

My code as posted will fail if one driver needs a switch but then two
switch free drivers register.

Jesse