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Message-ID: <20111219141721.GA27772@andromeda.dapyr.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:17:21 -0400
From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad@...nok.org>
To: "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@...el.com>
Cc: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
"Yu, Ke" <ke.yu@...el.com>,
"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
"linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
"lenb@...nel.org" <lenb@...nel.org>, "rjw@...k.pl" <rjw@...k.pl>,
"jeremy@...p.org" <jeremy@...p.org>,
"xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com" <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
"Ian.Campbell@...rix.com" <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com>,
"mike.mcclurg@...rix.com" <mike.mcclurg@...rix.com>,
"stefan.bader@...onical.com" <stefan.bader@...onical.com>,
"konrad@...nel.org" <konrad@...nel.org>,
"liang.tang@...cle.com" <liang.tang@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/8] ACPI: processor: export necessary interfaces
On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 01:43:01PM +0800, Tian, Kevin wrote:
> > From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk [mailto:konrad.wilk@...cle.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 5:34 AM
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 12:20:57PM -0500, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> > > From: Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@...el.com>
> > >
> > > This patch export some necessary functions which parse processor
> > > power management information. The Xen ACPI processor driver uses them.
> >
> > I was wondering if it could be done by moving a bunch of these
> > functions in the processor_perflib.c, but there is a lot of code
> > that would have to be moved. Way too much.
> >
> > Perhaps another, and a nicer way would be to:
> >
> > 1). Create a processor_driver_lib.c which would have the "generic" code
> > 2). In the processor_driver just keep the essential notifications, andk
> > the hotplug code
> > 3). The introduce the other user of the acpi_processor_[add|remove|notify]
> > calls as a seperate library?
> >
> > Thoughts?
>
> that's a cleaner approach in the long term view IMO, though it incurs more changes
> into current code base.
Well, upstream kernels are focused on the long term view. So that sounds
like agreement.
>
> Thanks
> Kevin
>
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Yu Ke <ke.yu@...el.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Tian Kevin <kevin.tian@...el.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Tang Liang <liang.tang@...cle.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c | 11 +++--------
> > > drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c | 4 ++--
> > > include/acpi/processor.h | 10 +++++++++-
> > > 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
> > > index 9d7bc9f..211c078 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
> > > @@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Paul Diefenbaugh");
> > > MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ACPI Processor Driver");
> > > MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> > >
> > > -static int acpi_processor_add(struct acpi_device *device);
> > > -static int acpi_processor_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
> > > -static void acpi_processor_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event);
> > > static acpi_status acpi_processor_hotadd_init(acpi_handle handle, int
> > *p_cpu);
> > > static int acpi_processor_handle_eject(struct acpi_processor *pr);
> > >
> > > @@ -378,7 +375,7 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_info(struct acpi_device
> > *device)
> > >
> > > static DEFINE_PER_CPU(void *, processor_device_array);
> > >
> > > -static void acpi_processor_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event)
> > > +void acpi_processor_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event)
> > > {
> > > struct acpi_processor *pr = acpi_driver_data(device);
> > > int saved;
> > > @@ -442,7 +439,7 @@ static struct notifier_block acpi_cpu_notifier =
> > > .notifier_call = acpi_cpu_soft_notify,
> > > };
> > >
> > > -static int __cpuinit acpi_processor_add(struct acpi_device *device)
> > > +int __cpuinit acpi_processor_add(struct acpi_device *device)
> > > {
> > > struct acpi_processor *pr = NULL;
> > > int result = 0;
> > > @@ -545,7 +542,7 @@ err_free_cpumask:
> > > return result;
> > > }
> > >
> > > -static int acpi_processor_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
> > > +int acpi_processor_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
> > > {
> > > struct acpi_processor *pr = NULL;
> > >
> > > @@ -758,7 +755,6 @@ static int acpi_processor_handle_eject(struct
> > acpi_processor *pr)
> > > }
> > > #endif
> > >
> > > -static
> > > void acpi_processor_install_hotplug_notify(void)
> > > {
> > > #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_CPU
> > > @@ -771,7 +767,6 @@ void acpi_processor_install_hotplug_notify(void)
> > > register_hotcpu_notifier(&acpi_cpu_notifier);
> > > }
> > >
> > > -static
> > > void acpi_processor_uninstall_hotplug_notify(void)
> > > {
> > > #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_CPU
> > > diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
> > > index 85b3237..22c6195 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
> > > @@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static int
> > acpi_processor_get_performance_states(struct acpi_processor *pr)
> > > return result;
> > > }
> > >
> > > -static int acpi_processor_get_performance_info(struct acpi_processor *pr)
> > > +int acpi_processor_get_performance_info(struct acpi_processor *pr)
> > > {
> > > int result = 0;
> > > acpi_status status = AE_OK;
> > > @@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ int acpi_processor_notify_smm(struct module
> > *calling_module)
> > >
> > > EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_processor_notify_smm);
> > >
> > > -static int acpi_processor_get_psd(struct acpi_processor *pr)
> > > +int acpi_processor_get_psd(struct acpi_processor *pr)
> > > {
> > > int result = 0;
> > > acpi_status status = AE_OK;
> > > diff --git a/include/acpi/processor.h b/include/acpi/processor.h
> > > index 610f6fb..12657bb 100644
> > > --- a/include/acpi/processor.h
> > > +++ b/include/acpi/processor.h
> > > @@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ extern void
> > acpi_processor_unregister_performance(struct
> > > if a _PPC object exists, rmmod is disallowed then */
> > > int acpi_processor_notify_smm(struct module *calling_module);
> > >
> > > +void acpi_processor_install_hotplug_notify(void);
> > > +void acpi_processor_uninstall_hotplug_notify(void);
> > > +
> > > +int acpi_processor_add(struct acpi_device *device);
> > > +int acpi_processor_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
> > > +void acpi_processor_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event);
> > > /* for communication between multiple parts of the processor kernel
> > module */
> > > DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct acpi_processor *, processors);
> > > extern struct acpi_processor_errata errata;
> > > @@ -278,7 +284,9 @@ static inline void
> > acpi_processor_ffh_cstate_enter(struct acpi_processor_cx
> > > void acpi_processor_ppc_init(void);
> > > void acpi_processor_ppc_exit(void);
> > > int acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed(struct acpi_processor *pr, int
> > event_flag);
> > > -extern int acpi_processor_get_bios_limit(int cpu, unsigned int *limit);
> > > +int acpi_processor_get_performance_info(struct acpi_processor *pr);
> > > +int acpi_processor_get_psd(struct acpi_processor *pr);
> > > +int acpi_processor_get_bios_limit(int cpu, unsigned int *limit);
> > > #else
> > > static inline void acpi_processor_ppc_init(void)
> > > {
> > > --
> > > 1.7.7.3
>
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