linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/7] ACPI: Add

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Thu, 10 May 2012 09:40:28 -0600
From:	Shuah Khan <shuahkhan@...il.com>
To:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>
Cc:	shuahkhan@...il.com, lenb@...nel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	bhelgaas@...gle.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/7] ACPI: Add _OST support for sysfs eject

On Wed, 2012-05-09 at 12:16 -0600, Toshi Kani wrote:

> > > 
> > > Added macro definitions of _OST source events and status codes.
> > > Also renamed OSC_SB_CPUHP_OST_SUPPORT to OSC_SB_HOTPLUG_OST_SUPPORT
> > > since this _OSC bit is not specific to CPU hotplug. This bit is
> > > defined in Table 6-147 of ACPI 5.0 as follows.

Sorry. Missed that. It was in patch 7. Any reason why this feature is
split across 7 patches? Might be better to combine patches 1, 2, and 7
as it contains the infrastructure type code for _OST. Something to
consider.

There is no functional change with this patch set in the sense that _OST
doesn't get evaluated on platforms that don't support _OST, however
there is run-time change on all architectures with patches 3, 4, and 5.
There are couple of new kfree() calls introduced. Something to take a
closer to make sure it is safe in that path.

Also, what missing functionality does evaluating _OST add to the kernel?
What happens if OS continues to not evaluate _OST? It is an optional
method, looking for what is the value add?

-- Shuah

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/