linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 01/12] Add sys_hotplug.h for system device hotplug framework

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Date:	Thu, 31 Jan 2013 07:42:36 -0700
From:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 01/12] Add sys_hotplug.h for system device
 hotplug framework

On Thu, 2013-01-31 at 05:24 +0000, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 06:15:12PM -0700, Toshi Kani wrote:
> > > Please make it a "real" pointer, and not a void *, those shouldn't be
> > > used at all if possible.
> > 
> > How about changing the "void *handle" to acpi_dev_node below?   
> > 
> >    struct acpi_dev_node    acpi_node;
> > 
> > Basically, it has the same challenge as struct device, which uses
> > acpi_dev_node as well.  We can add other FW node when needed (just like
> > device also has *of_node).
> 
> That sounds good to me.

Great!  Thanks Greg,
-Toshi


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