linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ACPI: add driver for SMBus Control Method Interface

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Message-ID: <20090716010502.GA955@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:05:02 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	ykzhao <yakui.zhao@...el.com>
Cc:	Crane Cai <crane.cai@....com>, "lenb@...nel.org" <lenb@...nel.org>,
	"linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ACPI: add driver for SMBus Control Method Interface

On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 08:46:14AM +0800, ykzhao wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-07-15 at 22:00 +0800, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> > It's being accessed via ACPI methods, so the vendors have the 
> > opportunity to implement proper locking.
> If the vendors can implement the proper locking, there will be no
> conflict. 

I assume that the spec requires it.

> Another issue is that this driver had better be put in the directory of
> driver/platform/x86/.

I don't see anything x86-specific about it.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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