linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Input: synaptics - make dmi_check_system return immediately when a match is found

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Message-ID: <20110711164426.GA1893@core.coreip.homeip.net>
Date:	Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:44:26 -0700
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Axel Lin <axel.lin@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Alessandro Rubini <rubini@...vis.unipv.it>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: synaptics - make dmi_check_system return
 immediately when a match is found

On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 10:41:36PM +0800, Axel Lin wrote:
> We only care about if there is any successful match from the table
> or no match at all, make the dmi_matched callback return 1 then
> dmi_check_system will return immediately if we have a successful match.
> 

This adds too much noise for little gain... With other patches we
already have callbacks defined, so it makes sense it apply them, this one
I think I'll drop.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry
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