linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] [Patch-next] ACPI, APEI, HEST Fix the unsuitable usage of platform

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Date:	Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:18:31 +0900
From:	Jin Dongming <jin.dongming@...css.fujitsu.com>
To:	Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>
CC:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com>,
	ACPI <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKLM <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] [Patch-next] ACPI, APEI, HEST Fix the unsuitable
 usage of platform_data.

(2010/08/17 13:18), Huang Ying wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 11:00 +0800, Jin Dongming wrote:
>>> Why not use platform_device_add_data?
>> Here what should be done is to transport the pointer of hest_hdr to platform_data,
>> so I think that it could be done successfully by allocating 8byte of memory.
>> If the platform_device_add_data() is used, the more memory will be allocated. 
>>
>> So I think this method is better than using platform_device_add_data().
> 
> You can specify allocation size for platform_device_add_data(), so no
> more memory will be allocated.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Huang Ying

I am sorry for replying late.
I will modify my patch and resend it again.

Best Regards,
Jin Dongming
> 
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