linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] hwmon: (applesmc) Introduce a register lookup table

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Message-ID: <4CDB2148.8080404@euromail.se>
Date:	Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:48:40 +0100
From:	Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>
To:	Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@...csson.com>
CC:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>, lm-sensors@...sensors.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] hwmon: (applesmc) Introduce a register lookup table

On 11/10/2010 11:47 PM, Guenter Roeck wrote:

> From: Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>
> 
> One main problem with the current driver is the inability to quickly
> search for supported keys, resulting in detailed feature maps per
> machine model which are cumbersome to maintain.
> 
> This patch adds a register lookup table, which enables binary search
> for supported keys. The lookup also reduces the io frequency, so the
> original mutex is replaced by locks around the actual io.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>
> [guenter.roeck@...csson.com: Added value range check to key_at_index_store()]
> Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@...csson.com>
> ---
> Patch as applied, with added value range check to applesmc_key_at_index_store().


Works nicely, much obliged. It's a wrap. :-)

Thanks,
Henrik
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