Re: [RFC PATCH v2 1/2] PM: domains: Skip disabling unused domains if provider has sync_state

[Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@linaro.org>]

On 02/02/2023 20:24, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
> Hi Abel,
> 
> On Fri, Jan 27, 2023 at 12:40:53PM +0200, Abel Vesa wrote:
>> Currently, there are cases when a domain needs to remain enabled until
>> the consumer driver probes. Sometimes such consumer drivers may be built
>> as modules. Since the genpd_power_off_unused is called too early for
>> such consumer driver modules to get a chance to probe, the domain, since
>> it is unused, will get disabled. On the other hand, the best time for
>> an unused domain to be disabled is on the provider's sync_state
>> callback. So, if the provider has registered a sync_state callback,
>> assume the unused domains for that provider will be disabled on its
>> sync_state callback. Also provide a generic sync_state callback which
>> disables all the domains unused for the provider that registers it.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Abel Vesa <abel.vesa@linaro.org>
>> ---
>>
>> This approach has been applied for unused clocks as well.
>> With this patch merged in, all the providers that have sync_state
>> callback registered will leave the domains enabled unless the provider's
>> sync_state callback explicitly disables them. So those providers will
>> need to add the disabling part to their sync_state callback. On the
>> other hand, the platforms that have cases where domains need to remain
>> enabled (even if unused) until the consumer driver probes, will be able,
>> with this patch in, to run without the pd_ignore_unused kernel argument,
>> which seems to be the case for most Qualcomm platforms, at this moment.
> 
> I recently encountered a related issue on a Qualcomm platform with a
> v6.2-rc kernel, which includes 3a39049f88e4 ("soc: qcom: rpmhpd: Use
> highest corner until sync_state"). The issue involves a DT node with a
> rpmhpd, the DT node is enabled, however the corresponding device driver
> is not enabled in the kernel. In such a scenario the sync_state callback
> is never called, because the genpd consumer never probes. As a result
> the Always-on subsystem (AOSS) of the SoC doesn't enter sleep mode during
> system suspend, which results in a substantially higher power consumption
> in S3.
> 
> I wonder if genpd (and some other frameworks) needs something like
> regulator_init_complete(), which turns off unused regulators 30s after
> system boot. That's conceptually similar to the current
> genpd_power_off_unused(), but would provide time for modules being loaded.

I think the overall goal is to move away from ad-hoc implementations 
like clk_disable_unused/genpd_power_off_unused/regulator_init_complete 
towards the sync_state.

So inherently one either has to provide drivers for all devices in 
question or disable unused devices in DT.

> 
>> The v1 is here:
>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230126234013.3638425-1-abel.vesa@linaro.org/
>>
>> Changes since v1:
>>   * added a generic sync state callback to be registered by providers in
>>     order to disable the unused domains on their sync state. Also
>>     mentioned this in the commit message.
>>
>>   drivers/base/power/domain.c | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
>>   include/linux/pm_domain.h   |  3 +++
>>   2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/base/power/domain.c b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
>> index 84662d338188..c2a5f77c01f3 100644
>> --- a/drivers/base/power/domain.c
>> +++ b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
>> @@ -1099,7 +1099,8 @@ static int __init genpd_power_off_unused(void)
>>   	mutex_lock(&gpd_list_lock);
>>   
>>   	list_for_each_entry(genpd, &gpd_list, gpd_list_node)
>> -		genpd_queue_power_off_work(genpd);
>> +		if (!dev_has_sync_state(genpd->provider->dev))
>> +			genpd_queue_power_off_work(genpd);
>>   
>>   	mutex_unlock(&gpd_list_lock);
>>   
>> @@ -1107,6 +1108,20 @@ static int __init genpd_power_off_unused(void)
>>   }
>>   late_initcall(genpd_power_off_unused);
>>   
>> +void genpd_power_off_unused_sync_state(struct device *dev)
>> +{
>> +	struct generic_pm_domain *genpd;
>> +
>> +	mutex_lock(&gpd_list_lock);
>> +
>> +	list_for_each_entry(genpd, &gpd_list, gpd_list_node)
>> +		if (genpd->provider->dev == dev)
>> +			genpd_queue_power_off_work(genpd);
>> +
>> +	mutex_unlock(&gpd_list_lock);
>> +}
>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(genpd_power_off_unused_sync_state);
>> +
>>   #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
>>   
>>   /**
>> diff --git a/include/linux/pm_domain.h b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
>> index f776fb93eaa0..1fd5aa500c81 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/pm_domain.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
>> @@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ struct device *genpd_dev_pm_attach_by_id(struct device *dev,
>>   					 unsigned int index);
>>   struct device *genpd_dev_pm_attach_by_name(struct device *dev,
>>   					   const char *name);
>> +void genpd_power_off_unused_sync_state(struct device *dev);
>>   #else /* !CONFIG_PM_GENERIC_DOMAINS_OF */
>>   static inline int of_genpd_add_provider_simple(struct device_node *np,
>>   					struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
>> @@ -419,6 +420,8 @@ struct generic_pm_domain *of_genpd_remove_last(struct device_node *np)
>>   {
>>   	return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
>>   }
>> +
>> +static inline genpd_power_off_unused_sync_state(struct device *dev) {}
>>   #endif /* CONFIG_PM_GENERIC_DOMAINS_OF */
>>   
>>   #ifdef CONFIG_PM
>> -- 
>> 2.34.1
>>

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With best wishes
Dmitry