linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/21] nd_acpi: initial core implementation and nfit skeleton

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Date:	Sun, 19 Apr 2015 21:12:32 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	Robert Moore <robert.moore@...el.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Box <david.e.box@...ux.intel.com>,
	Lv Zheng <lv.zheng@...el.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/21] nd_acpi: initial core implementation and nfit skeleton

On Friday, April 17, 2015 09:35:30 PM Dan Williams wrote:
> 1/ Autodetect an NFIT table for the ACPI namespace device with _HID of
>    "ACPI0012"
> 
> 2/ Skeleton implementation to register an NFIT bus.
> 
> The NFIT provided by ACPI is the primary method by which platforms will
> discover NVDIMM resources.  However, the intent of the
> nfit_bus_descriptor abstraction is to contain "provider" specific
> details, leaving the nd core to be NFIT-provider agnostic.  This
> flexibility is exploited in later patches to implement special purpose
> providers of test and custom-defined NFITs.
> 
> Cc: <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
> Cc: Robert Moore <robert.moore@...el.com>
> Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>

So as discussed internally, nfit.h will have to wait for the ACPICA's
NFIT support to prevent clashes from happening.

Also please CC *all* *patches* with "ACPI" (or "acpi" etc) anywhere in the
subject/changelog/body to linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org.

More comments likely to follow.

Thanks!


-- 
I speak only for myself.
Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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