linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dmi: Let dmi_walk() users pass private data

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Date:	Tue, 3 Feb 2009 00:42:10 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>,
	Roland Dreier <rolandd@...co.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dmi: Let dmi_walk() users pass private data

On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 22:46:59 +0100 Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org> wrote:

> At the moment, dmi_walk() lacks flexibility, users can't pass data to
> the callback function. Add a pointer for private data to make this
> function more flexible.

That new argument is sometimes called "priv", other times called "data"
and other times called "dummy".  It would be good to come up with a nice
meaningful name and stick to it.

(The "dummy" thing probably makes sense, as long as people think to 
rename it to the chosen identifier if they later actually use it for
something).
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