[Linux-kernel-mentees] [PATCH v2] crypto: ccp: sp-pci: use generic power management
John Allen
john.allen at amd.com
Wed Jul 22 18:40:06 UTC 2020
On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 03:00:58PM +0530, Vaibhav Gupta wrote:
> Drivers using legacy power management .suspen()/.resume() callbacks
> have to manage PCI states and device's PM states themselves. They also
> need to take care of standard configuration registers.
>
> Switch to generic power management framework using a single
> "struct dev_pm_ops" variable to take the unnecessary load from the driver.
> This also avoids the need for the driver to directly call most of the PCI
> helper functions and device power state control functions as through
> the generic framework, PCI Core takes care of the necessary operations,
> and drivers are required to do only device-specific jobs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vaibhav Gupta <vaibhavgupta40 at gmail.com>
Acked-by: John Allen <john.allen at amd.com>
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