linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V5 0/2] x86: IOSF: Add loadable module support

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Date:	Mon, 03 Mar 2014 15:01:45 +0800
From:	"Li, Aubrey" <aubrey.li@...ux.intel.com>
To:	"David E. Box" <david.e.box@...ux.intel.com>, tglx@...utronix.de,
	mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com
CC:	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V5 0/2] x86: IOSF: Add loadable module support

Hi David,

I'm probably too late to catch this thread. Just one question, what's
the relationship between
	arch/x86/kernel/iosf_mbi.c
and
	drivers/platform/x86/intel_baytrail.c

Thanks,
-Aubrey

On 2014/3/1 10:40, David E. Box wrote:
> From: "David E. Box" <david.e.box@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> This patch series adds missing functionalty that mostly affected loadable
> modules.
> 
> The first patch adds dummy functions to allow drivers not completely
> dependant on the IOSF MBI driver to compile on systems that don't have it.
> 
> The second makes MBI driver built in.
> 
> Changes from V4:
> 
> 	- Put back Kconfig prompt for IOSF_MBI.
> 
> Changes from V3:
> 
> 	- Code is agreed to be small enough to not warrant forcing for
> 	  non-EXPERT only
> 
> Changes from V2:
> 
> 	- Remove non linux style externs from iosf_mbi.h
> 
> Changes from V1:
> 
> 	- Force default y for non-EXPERT to allow easier custom configuration
> 	  as suggested by hpa <hpa@...or.com>
> 	- Add WARN() to dummy functions, other than iosf_mbi_available(), to
> 	  signal incorrect use as suggested by Alan <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
> 	  Also return EPERM in these functions
> 	- Splits single patch into two patch series
> 
> David E. Box (2):
>   x86: IOSF: add dummy functions for loadable modules
>   x86: IOSF: Change IOSF_MBI Kconfig to default y
> 
>  arch/x86/Kconfig                |    7 ++-----
>  arch/x86/include/asm/iosf_mbi.h |   33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  arch/x86/kernel/iosf_mbi.c      |    6 ++++++
>  3 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 

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