Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: power: Introduce suspend states supported properties

From: Sudeep Holla
Date: Wed Sep 12 2018 - 09:43:01 EST




On 12/09/18 14:32, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> * Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@xxxxxxx> [180912 11:41]:
>> On 12/09/18 12:19, Keerthy wrote:
>>> suspend to mem and suspend to disk are pretty generic states and i agree
>>> implementation is platform dependent so why not have properties that
>>> convey if they are supported?
>>>
>>
>> We already have power domains and idle states for that. If you need to
>> restrict few states on some platform for whatever reasons, just disable
>> those states. I don't see the need to add any more bindings for the same.
>
> Oh do you mean the "domain-idle-states" property as mentioned in the
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/power_domain.txt?
>

Yes, exactly that.

> Yeah that should do and the DOMAIN_PWR_DN and DOMAIN_RET can be SoC
> specific and then the board can select which ones to use depending on
> how things are wired for GPIOs, memory, PMIC and so on.
>

All the idle-states are platform specific. DOMAIN_RET and DOMAIN_PWR_DN
are just examples used in the bindings.

> Hmm I don't see any users for this binding though?
>

It was added specifically to deal with such SoC idles states or
hierarchical CPU power domains states, no users in upstream yet. But IMO
it fits what $subject is trying to address.

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Regards,
Sudeep