linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/6] acpica: Correct parameter type to acpi_evaluate

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Date:	Mon, 14 Dec 2015 03:07:22 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
To:	Jerry Hoemann <jerry.hoemann@....com>
Cc:	Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>, elliott@....com,
	jmoyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>, krivenok.dmitry@...il.com,
	linda.knippers@....com, Robert Moore <robert.moore@...el.com>,
	Lv <lv.zheng@...el.com>,
	Rafael Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/6] acpica: Correct parameter type to acpi_evaluate_dsm

On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 2:54 AM, Jerry Hoemann <jerry.hoemann@....com> wrote:
> The ACPI spec speicifies that arguments "Revision ID" and
> "Function Index" to a _DSM are type "Integer."  Type Integers
> are 64 bit quantities.
>
> The function evaluate_dsm specifies these types as simple "int"
> which are 32 bits.  Correct type passed to acpi_evaluate_dsm
> and its callers and derived callers to pass correct type.
>
> acpi_check_dsm and acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed had similar issue
> and were corrected as well.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jerry Hoemann <jerry.hoemann@....com>

The changes look OK to me, but this is not ACPICA material.

Please change the subject to something like "ACPI / utils: Fix
acpi_evaluate_dsm() argument type".

Thanks,
Rafael
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