linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] acpi: support IBM SMBus CMI devices

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Date:	Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:53:41 -0700
From:	"Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@...ibm.com>
To:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
Cc:	Crane Cai <crane.cai@....com>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@...com>, lenb@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] acpi: support IBM SMBus CMI devices

On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 12:53:53PM +0100, Jean Delvare wrote:
> > +		else if (!probe_ibm_smbus_device(device))
> > +			acpi_add_id(device, ACPI_SMBUS_IBM_HID);
> 
> I am not responsible for the ACPI code, but... wouldn't it make sense
> to rename probe_ibm_smbus_device() to acpi_ibm_smbus_match() and have
> it follow the same convention as acpi_dock_match() and
> acpi_bay_match()? To make the code more consistent.

Sure.

> > +	{ACPI_SMBUS_IBM_HID, (kernel_ulong_t)&ibm_smbus_methods},
> 
> As both patches depend on each other and one is useless without the
> other, you might as well sequence them the other way around, so that
> you touch this line only once.

Will do.

> Other that these details, I like the patch. If this helps with ACPI
> resource conflicts, even better :)

It should. :)  I'll reroll the patch set shortly.

--D
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