linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/4] dmi: Introduce dmi_get_bios

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Date:   Fri, 23 Feb 2018 15:35:52 -0600
From:   Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/4] dmi: Introduce dmi_get_bios_year() helper

On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 02:59:20PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> It's used in several places and more users may come.
> By using this helper they may create a slightly cleaner code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/dmi.h | 7 +++++++
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/dmi.h b/include/linux/dmi.h
> index 46e151172d95..241c27008c70 100644
> --- a/include/linux/dmi.h
> +++ b/include/linux/dmi.h
> @@ -147,4 +147,11 @@ static inline const struct dmi_system_id *
>  
>  #endif
>  
> +static inline int dmi_get_bios_year(void)
> +{
> +	int year;
> +	dmi_get_date(DMI_BIOS_DATE, &year, NULL, NULL);
> +	return year;
> +}

I don't really care personally, and I assume this series will go via a
non-PCI tree, but making this inline looks similar to this, which
wasn't well-received:

https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CA+55aFypU331cQy-6ZJ6szF=2KVLqcbwCUGd+gTwPViRqRWN+g@mail.gmail.com

>  #endif	/* __DMI_H__ */
> -- 
> 2.16.1
> 
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