linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 0/4] Export APIs to copy device properties & more

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Date:   Thu, 09 Feb 2017 14:52:05 +0100
From:   "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:     Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 0/4] Export APIs to copy device properties & more

On Thursday, February 02, 2017 05:41:24 PM Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Here is the refreshed series exporting APIs to copy statically declared
> device properties. The reason is that we want to augment ACPI-based devices
> with properties, and drivers usually have a largish DMI table for multiple
> models, so it is desirable to mark everything as __initdata/__initconst,
> and then copy only the entry matching the device we are running on and
> discard the rest.
> 
> The last patch is not really about device property APIs, but rather
> allowing users to attach properties to i2c_board_info, and have them
> attached to instantiated device(s). The reason it is included is because it
> depends on device_add_properties() taking const pointer, which is patch #1.
> 
> If it seems useful I hope Rafael and Wolfram would figure a way to merge it
> :) and ideally give me a stable branch as I have more patches to
> platform/chrome and Atmel touchscreen driver depending on them.
> 
> v5:
> - reshuffle order of patches so that "constness" ones are first
> - factor out property_entry_free_data() and make sure we call it for
>   properties already successfully copied when property_entry_copy_data()
>   in property_entries_dup() fails
> - dropped old Acks as patches changed enough

All [1-4/4] applied.

Thanks,
Rafael