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authorAlan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>2010-09-25 17:35:21 -0400
committerRafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl>2010-10-16 19:57:48 -0400
commit15bcb91d7e607d8a2e060f01f7784a7454668da4 (patch)
tree6d59964cb78ab4b7c93a3c4d06f0dad256b99140 /Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt
parent7490e44239e60293bca0c2663229050c36c660c2 (diff)
PM / Runtime: Implement autosuspend support
This patch (as1427) implements the "autosuspend" facility for runtime PM. A few new fields are added to the dev_pm_info structure and several new PM helper functions are defined, for telling the PM core whether or not a device uses autosuspend, for setting the autosuspend delay, and for marking periods of device activity. Drivers that do not want to use autosuspend can continue using the same helper functions as before; their behavior will not change. In addition, drivers supporting autosuspend can also call the old helper functions to get the old behavior. The details are all explained in Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt and Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-power. Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl>
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diff --git a/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt b/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt
index 9ba49b21ac86..489e9bacd165 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ rules:
158 to execute it, the other callbacks will not be executed for the same device. 158 to execute it, the other callbacks will not be executed for the same device.
159 159
160 * A request to execute ->runtime_resume() will cancel any pending or 160 * A request to execute ->runtime_resume() will cancel any pending or
161 scheduled requests to execute the other callbacks for the same device. 161 scheduled requests to execute the other callbacks for the same device,
162 except for scheduled autosuspends.
162 163
1633. Run-time PM Device Fields 1643. Run-time PM Device Fields
164 165
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ The following device run-time PM fields are present in 'struct dev_pm_info', as
166defined in include/linux/pm.h: 167defined in include/linux/pm.h:
167 168
168 struct timer_list suspend_timer; 169 struct timer_list suspend_timer;
169 - timer used for scheduling (delayed) suspend request 170 - timer used for scheduling (delayed) suspend and autosuspend requests
170 171
171 unsigned long timer_expires; 172 unsigned long timer_expires;
172 - timer expiration time, in jiffies (if this is different from zero, the 173 - timer expiration time, in jiffies (if this is different from zero, the
@@ -236,6 +237,23 @@ defined in include/linux/pm.h:
236 Section 8); it may be modified only by the pm_runtime_no_callbacks() 237 Section 8); it may be modified only by the pm_runtime_no_callbacks()
237 helper function 238 helper function
238 239
240 unsigned int use_autosuspend;
241 - indicates that the device's driver supports delayed autosuspend (see
242 Section 9); it may be modified only by the
243 pm_runtime{_dont}_use_autosuspend() helper functions
244
245 unsigned int timer_autosuspends;
246 - indicates that the PM core should attempt to carry out an autosuspend
247 when the timer expires rather than a normal suspend
248
249 int autosuspend_delay;
250 - the delay time (in milliseconds) to be used for autosuspend
251
252 unsigned long last_busy;
253 - the time (in jiffies) when the pm_runtime_mark_last_busy() helper
254 function was last called for this device; used in calculating inactivity
255 periods for autosuspend
256
239All of the above fields are members of the 'power' member of 'struct device'. 257All of the above fields are members of the 'power' member of 'struct device'.
240 258
2414. Run-time PM Device Helper Functions 2594. Run-time PM Device Helper Functions
@@ -261,6 +279,12 @@ drivers/base/power/runtime.c and include/linux/pm_runtime.h:
261 error code on failure, where -EAGAIN or -EBUSY means it is safe to attempt 279 error code on failure, where -EAGAIN or -EBUSY means it is safe to attempt
262 to suspend the device again in future 280 to suspend the device again in future
263 281
282 int pm_runtime_autosuspend(struct device *dev);
283 - same as pm_runtime_suspend() except that the autosuspend delay is taken
284 into account; if pm_runtime_autosuspend_expiration() says the delay has
285 not yet expired then an autosuspend is scheduled for the appropriate time
286 and 0 is returned
287
264 int pm_runtime_resume(struct device *dev); 288 int pm_runtime_resume(struct device *dev);
265 - execute the subsystem-level resume callback for the device; returns 0 on 289 - execute the subsystem-level resume callback for the device; returns 0 on
266 success, 1 if the device's run-time PM status was already 'active' or 290 success, 1 if the device's run-time PM status was already 'active' or
@@ -273,6 +297,11 @@ drivers/base/power/runtime.c and include/linux/pm_runtime.h:
273 device (the request is represented by a work item in pm_wq); returns 0 on 297 device (the request is represented by a work item in pm_wq); returns 0 on
274 success or error code if the request has not been queued up 298 success or error code if the request has not been queued up
275 299
300 int pm_request_autosuspend(struct device *dev);
301 - schedule the execution of the subsystem-level suspend callback for the
302 device when the autosuspend delay has expired; if the delay has already
303 expired then the work item is queued up immediately
304
276 int pm_schedule_suspend(struct device *dev, unsigned int delay); 305 int pm_schedule_suspend(struct device *dev, unsigned int delay);
277 - schedule the execution of the subsystem-level suspend callback for the 306 - schedule the execution of the subsystem-level suspend callback for the
278 device in future, where 'delay' is the time to wait before queuing up a 307 device in future, where 'delay' is the time to wait before queuing up a
@@ -304,12 +333,20 @@ drivers/base/power/runtime.c and include/linux/pm_runtime.h:
304 - decrement the device's usage counter 333 - decrement the device's usage counter
305 334
306 int pm_runtime_put(struct device *dev); 335 int pm_runtime_put(struct device *dev);
307 - decrement the device's usage counter, run pm_request_idle(dev) and return 336 - decrement the device's usage counter; if the result is 0 then run
308 its result 337 pm_request_idle(dev) and return its result
338
339 int pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(struct device *dev);
340 - decrement the device's usage counter; if the result is 0 then run
341 pm_request_autosuspend(dev) and return its result
309 342
310 int pm_runtime_put_sync(struct device *dev); 343 int pm_runtime_put_sync(struct device *dev);
311 - decrement the device's usage counter, run pm_runtime_idle(dev) and return 344 - decrement the device's usage counter; if the result is 0 then run
312 its result 345 pm_runtime_idle(dev) and return its result
346
347 int pm_runtime_put_sync_autosuspend(struct device *dev);
348 - decrement the device's usage counter; if the result is 0 then run
349 pm_runtime_autosuspend(dev) and return its result
313 350
314 void pm_runtime_enable(struct device *dev); 351 void pm_runtime_enable(struct device *dev);
315 - enable the run-time PM helper functions to run the device bus type's 352 - enable the run-time PM helper functions to run the device bus type's
@@ -360,19 +397,46 @@ drivers/base/power/runtime.c and include/linux/pm_runtime.h:
360 PM attributes from /sys/devices/.../power (or prevent them from being 397 PM attributes from /sys/devices/.../power (or prevent them from being
361 added when the device is registered) 398 added when the device is registered)
362 399
400 void pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(struct device *dev);
401 - set the power.last_busy field to the current time
402
403 void pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(struct device *dev);
404 - set the power.use_autosuspend flag, enabling autosuspend delays
405
406 void pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(struct device *dev);
407 - clear the power.use_autosuspend flag, disabling autosuspend delays
408
409 void pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(struct device *dev, int delay);
410 - set the power.autosuspend_delay value to 'delay' (expressed in
411 milliseconds); if 'delay' is negative then run-time suspends are
412 prevented
413
414 unsigned long pm_runtime_autosuspend_expiration(struct device *dev);
415 - calculate the time when the current autosuspend delay period will expire,
416 based on power.last_busy and power.autosuspend_delay; if the delay time
417 is 1000 ms or larger then the expiration time is rounded up to the
418 nearest second; returns 0 if the delay period has already expired or
419 power.use_autosuspend isn't set, otherwise returns the expiration time
420 in jiffies
421
363It is safe to execute the following helper functions from interrupt context: 422It is safe to execute the following helper functions from interrupt context:
364 423
365pm_request_idle() 424pm_request_idle()
425pm_request_autosuspend()
366pm_schedule_suspend() 426pm_schedule_suspend()
367pm_request_resume() 427pm_request_resume()
368pm_runtime_get_noresume() 428pm_runtime_get_noresume()
369pm_runtime_get() 429pm_runtime_get()
370pm_runtime_put_noidle() 430pm_runtime_put_noidle()
371pm_runtime_put() 431pm_runtime_put()
432pm_runtime_put_autosuspend()
433pm_runtime_enable()
372pm_suspend_ignore_children() 434pm_suspend_ignore_children()
373pm_runtime_set_active() 435pm_runtime_set_active()
374pm_runtime_set_suspended() 436pm_runtime_set_suspended()
375pm_runtime_enable() 437pm_runtime_suspended()
438pm_runtime_mark_last_busy()
439pm_runtime_autosuspend_expiration()
376 440
3775. Run-time PM Initialization, Device Probing and Removal 4415. Run-time PM Initialization, Device Probing and Removal
378 442
@@ -561,3 +625,115 @@ As a consequence, the PM core will never directly inform the device's subsystem
561or driver about run-time power changes. Instead, the driver for the device's 625or driver about run-time power changes. Instead, the driver for the device's
562parent must take responsibility for telling the device's driver when the 626parent must take responsibility for telling the device's driver when the
563parent's power state changes. 627parent's power state changes.
628
6299. Autosuspend, or automatically-delayed suspends
630
631Changing a device's power state isn't free; it requires both time and energy.
632A device should be put in a low-power state only when there's some reason to
633think it will remain in that state for a substantial time. A common heuristic
634says that a device which hasn't been used for a while is liable to remain
635unused; following this advice, drivers should not allow devices to be suspended
636at run-time until they have been inactive for some minimum period. Even when
637the heuristic ends up being non-optimal, it will still prevent devices from
638"bouncing" too rapidly between low-power and full-power states.
639
640The term "autosuspend" is an historical remnant. It doesn't mean that the
641device is automatically suspended (the subsystem or driver still has to call
642the appropriate PM routines); rather it means that run-time suspends will
643automatically be delayed until the desired period of inactivity has elapsed.
644
645Inactivity is determined based on the power.last_busy field. Drivers should
646call pm_runtime_mark_last_busy() to update this field after carrying out I/O,
647typically just before calling pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(). The desired length
648of the inactivity period is a matter of policy. Subsystems can set this length
649initially by calling pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(), but after device
650registration the length should be controlled by user space, using the
651/sys/devices/.../power/autosuspend_delay_ms attribute.
652
653In order to use autosuspend, subsystems or drivers must call
654pm_runtime_use_autosuspend() (preferably before registering the device), and
655thereafter they should use the various *_autosuspend() helper functions instead
656of the non-autosuspend counterparts:
657
658 Instead of: pm_runtime_suspend use: pm_runtime_autosuspend;
659 Instead of: pm_schedule_suspend use: pm_request_autosuspend;
660 Instead of: pm_runtime_put use: pm_runtime_put_autosuspend;
661 Instead of: pm_runtime_put_sync use: pm_runtime_put_sync_autosuspend.
662
663Drivers may also continue to use the non-autosuspend helper functions; they
664will behave normally, not taking the autosuspend delay into account.
665Similarly, if the power.use_autosuspend field isn't set then the autosuspend
666helper functions will behave just like the non-autosuspend counterparts.
667
668The implementation is well suited for asynchronous use in interrupt contexts.
669However such use inevitably involves races, because the PM core can't
670synchronize ->runtime_suspend() callbacks with the arrival of I/O requests.
671This synchronization must be handled by the driver, using its private lock.
672Here is a schematic pseudo-code example:
673
674 foo_read_or_write(struct foo_priv *foo, void *data)
675 {
676 lock(&foo->private_lock);
677 add_request_to_io_queue(foo, data);
678 if (foo->num_pending_requests++ == 0)
679 pm_runtime_get(&foo->dev);
680 if (!foo->is_suspended)
681 foo_process_next_request(foo);
682 unlock(&foo->private_lock);
683 }
684
685 foo_io_completion(struct foo_priv *foo, void *req)
686 {
687 lock(&foo->private_lock);
688 if (--foo->num_pending_requests == 0) {
689 pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&foo->dev);
690 pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(&foo->dev);
691 } else {
692 foo_process_next_request(foo);
693 }
694 unlock(&foo->private_lock);
695 /* Send req result back to the user ... */
696 }
697
698 int foo_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
699 {
700 struct foo_priv foo = container_of(dev, ...);
701 int ret = 0;
702
703 lock(&foo->private_lock);
704 if (foo->num_pending_requests > 0) {
705 ret = -EBUSY;
706 } else {
707 /* ... suspend the device ... */
708 foo->is_suspended = 1;
709 }
710 unlock(&foo->private_lock);
711 return ret;
712 }
713
714 int foo_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
715 {
716 struct foo_priv foo = container_of(dev, ...);
717
718 lock(&foo->private_lock);
719 /* ... resume the device ... */
720 foo->is_suspended = 0;
721 pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&foo->dev);
722 if (foo->num_pending_requests > 0)
723 foo_process_requests(foo);
724 unlock(&foo->private_lock);
725 return 0;
726 }
727
728The important point is that after foo_io_completion() asks for an autosuspend,
729the foo_runtime_suspend() callback may race with foo_read_or_write().
730Therefore foo_runtime_suspend() has to check whether there are any pending I/O
731requests (while holding the private lock) before allowing the suspend to
732proceed.
733
734In addition, the power.autosuspend_delay field can be changed by user space at
735any time. If a driver cares about this, it can call
736pm_runtime_autosuspend_expiration() from within the ->runtime_suspend()
737callback while holding its private lock. If the function returns a nonzero
738value then the delay has not yet expired and the callback should return
739-EAGAIN.