Re: [PATCH] usb: typec: pd: mark usb_power_delivery sysfs devices as PM not required

From: Heikki Krogerus

Date: Fri Sep 18 2026 - 04:00:46 EST


On Mon, Sep 14, 2026 at 05:39:23PM +0800, Xu Yang wrote:
> From: Xu Yang <xu.yang_2@xxxxxxx>
>
> The usb_power_delivery device tree (pd, capabilities, and pdo objects
> created by usb_power_delivery_register()/_capabilities(), and add_pdo())
> is a pure sysfs representation with no PM callbacks of its own.
>
> TCPM's state machine runs in its own kthread and is not synchronized with
> the system PM core's suspend/resume sequencing. A Type-C wakeup interrupt
> can resume the system and let TCPM register a partner's source/sink
> capabilities (and their PDOs) before the parent device's device_complete()
> has cleared its power.is_prepared flag. When this happens, device_pm_add()
> observes the parent's stale is_prepared state and prints a spurious:
>
> source-capabilities: PM: parent pd1 should not be sleeping
>
> This is harmless but confusing. Mark all three device (pd, cap and pdo)
> types with device_set_pm_not_required() so PM core will skip dpm_list
> tracking for them entirely.
>
> Signed-off-by: Xu Yang <xu.yang_2@xxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> drivers/usb/typec/pd.c | 3 +++
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/pd.c b/drivers/usb/typec/pd.c
> index 766c76d63328..a200d1f50977 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/typec/pd.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/pd.c
> @@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ static int add_pdo(struct usb_power_delivery_capabilities *cap, u32 pdo, int pos
> p->dev.parent = &cap->dev;
> p->dev.type = type;
> dev_set_name(&p->dev, "%u:%s", position + 1, name);
> + device_set_pm_not_required(&p->dev);
>
> ret = device_register(&p->dev);
> if (ret) {
> @@ -579,6 +580,7 @@ usb_power_delivery_register_capabilities(struct usb_power_delivery *pd,
> cap->dev.parent = &pd->dev;
> cap->dev.type = &pd_capabilities_type;
> dev_set_name(&cap->dev, "%s", cap_name[cap->role]);
> + device_set_pm_not_required(&cap->dev);
>
> ret = device_register(&cap->dev);
> if (ret) {
> @@ -715,6 +717,7 @@ usb_power_delivery_register(struct device *parent, struct usb_power_delivery_des
> pd->dev.type = &pd_type;
> pd->dev.class = &pd_class;
> dev_set_name(&pd->dev, "pd%d", pd->id);
> + device_set_pm_not_required(&pd->dev);
>
> ret = device_register(&pd->dev);
> if (ret) {
> --
> 2.34.1

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heikki