linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] platform/x86: wmi: Switch to use new generic UUID API

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Date:   Sun, 6 Aug 2017 08:43:46 -0700
From:   Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Cc:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] platform/x86: wmi: Switch to use new generic UUID API

On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 8:27 AM, Andy Shevchenko
<andy.shevchenko@...il.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 6:01 PM, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org> wrote:
>>> On Aug 2, 2017, at 9:28 AM, Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> There are new types and helpers that are supposed to be used in new code.
>>>
>>> As a preparation to get rid of legacy types and API functions do
>>> the conversion here.
>>>
>>> While here, update Copyright to reflect this change along with previous
>>> one for the topic.
>
>>> struct guid_block {
>>> -    char guid[16];
>>> +    guid_t guid;
>>
>> NAK.  guid_block is a firmware interface, so opaque kernel types don't
>> belong in it.
>
> I f we leave this, what do you think about everything else?

Assuming it works, it's fine with me.  I'd be happy to test.

Keep in mind that this beast is a *little-endian* GUID abomination,
and I don't see generic conversion helpers.  Something might need to
be added.

--Andy