linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] ACPI: EC: Add ec_get

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Message-ID: <20111216003333.GA18489@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:33:33 +0000
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Thomas Renninger <trenn@...e.de>
Cc:	Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@...onical.com>,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	Azael Avalos <coproscefalo@...il.com>,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] ACPI: EC: Add ec_get_handle()

On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 01:22:35AM +0100, Thomas Renninger wrote:

> I think best is to move the thinkpad implementation of getting
> ACPI handles based on HIDs to osl.c and make it global.
> I'll send patches.
> Please review them carefully, they are only compile tested.

The ec driver is already finding the hardware on the basis of the HID - 
is there any reason to do this twice rather than just exporting the 
information the ec driver already has?

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