Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] sh_eth: ensure pm_runtime cannot suspend the device during init

From: Ben Dooks <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 22:02:43 +0100

On 20/03/14 20:09, Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
> Hello.
>
> On 03/20/2014 09:01 PM, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
>
>>> The pm_rumtime work queue is causing the device to be suspended during
>>> initialisation, thus the initialisation may not be able to access
>>> registers
>>> properly. As the code is called from a work queue, it is possible
>>> that this
>>> is not seen from certain configurations/builds due to the asynchronos
>>> nature of the code.
>
>>> Another issue has also been found where the network device registration
>>> calls back into the driver thus causing further pm_runtime calls that
>>> also caused issues with the MDIO bus code.
>
>>> Use pm_runtime_get_sync() and pm_runtime_put() to ensure that the
>>> pm system does not suspend it during the probe() call and remove the
>>> now unnecessary pm_runtime_resume() call.
>
>>> This fixes the external abort that can cause /sbin/init or other such
>>> init processed to die.
>
>>> Signed-off-by: Ben Dooks <[email-masked]>
>>> Tested-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <[email-masked]>
>
>>> ---
>>> Cc: [email-masked]
>>> Cc: [email-masked]
>>> cc: [email-masked]
>
>>> Note, Laurent this should probably be applied before your
>>> current series as it may require changes to the exit sequence.
>
>> Would you like me to include the patch in that series when I'll send a
>> pull
>> request ?
>
>>> Fixes from v1:
>>>     - use pm_runtime_put() over pm_runtime_put_sync() as
>>>       we do not need to guaranteed the device has powered
>>>            off after probe.
>
>>> Fixed from v2:
>>>     - call pm_runtime_put() in error path

Thanks, that looks like another issue that got missed.
I will submit v3

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