Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:28:03 -0500 (EST) | From | Alan Stern <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 5] PM: Update comments describing device power management callbacks |
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On Wed, 23 Nov 2011, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 22, 2011, Alan Stern wrote: > > On Tue, 22 Nov 2011, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: > > > > > > The same data structure (dev_pm_ops) is used for both drivers and > > > > subsystems. Therefore the comments should be directed toward both > > > > driver writers and subsystem writers. > > > > > > I don't quite agree. Trying to do so would turn that comment into a lengthy > > > document and there's no room for anything like that in the header file. > > > > That's a good point. > > > > > Perhaps I'll just modify the comment to say when the callbacks are executed > > > without specifying what the specific callbacks are supposed to do (because > > > that may vary from one subsystem to another and even between different > > > drivers belonging to the same subsystem). If PM domains are taken into > > > account, it gets even more complicated. > > > > Yes, a minimal description would be good, along with a pointer to the > > Documentation/power files. > > Well, the one below is not exactly minimal, but I think it doesn't go too > far at least.
Yes, I like this version better.
Alan Stern
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