*
* Return -EINVAL if runtime PM is disabled for @dev.
*
- * Otherwise, if the runtime PM status of @dev is %RPM_ACTIVE and either
- * @ign_usage_count is %true or the runtime PM usage counter of @dev is not
- * zero, increment the usage counter of @dev and return 1. Otherwise, return 0
- * without changing the usage counter.
+ * Otherwise, if its runtime PM status is %RPM_ACTIVE and (1) @ign_usage_count
+ * is set, or (2) @dev is not ignoring children and its active child count is
+ * nonero, or (3) the runtime PM usage counter of @dev is not zero, increment
+ * the usage counter of @dev and return 1.
+ *
+ * Otherwise, return 0 without changing the usage counter.
*
* If @ign_usage_count is %true, this function can be used to prevent suspending
* the device when its runtime PM status is %RPM_ACTIVE.
retval = -EINVAL;
} else if (dev->power.runtime_status != RPM_ACTIVE) {
retval = 0;
- } else if (ign_usage_count) {
+ } else if (ign_usage_count || (!dev->power.ignore_children &&
+ atomic_read(&dev->power.child_count) > 0)) {
retval = 1;
atomic_inc(&dev->power.usage_count);
} else {
* @dev: Target device.
*
* Increment the runtime PM usage counter of @dev if its runtime PM status is
- * %RPM_ACTIVE and its runtime PM usage counter is greater than 0, in which case
- * it returns 1. If the device is in a different state or its usage_count is 0,
- * 0 is returned. -EINVAL is returned if runtime PM is disabled for the device,
- * in which case also the usage_count will remain unmodified.
+ * %RPM_ACTIVE and its runtime PM usage counter is greater than 0 or it is not
+ * ignoring children and its active child count is nonzero. 1 is returned in
+ * this case.
+ *
+ * If @dev is in a different state or it is not in use (that is, its usage
+ * counter is 0, or it is ignoring children, or its active child count is 0),
+ * 0 is returned.
+ *
+ * -EINVAL is returned if runtime PM is disabled for the device, in which case
+ * also the usage counter of @dev is not updated.
*/
int pm_runtime_get_if_in_use(struct device *dev)
{