linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1 v2] classmate-laptop: Add support for Classmate V4 accelerometer.

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Date:	Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:28:41 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>
To:	Miguel Gómez <magomez@...lia.com>
Cc:	Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@...oscopio.com>,
	don@...t.com.br, platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1 v2] classmate-laptop: Add support for Classmate V4
 accelerometer.

On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 03:53:48PM +0200, Miguel Gómez wrote:

> >1) reverting the patch in acpica that puts all names in uppercase
> >2) using a case-insensitive match in acpi bus driver
> >3) using uppercase name in classmate-laptop driver
> 
> I think the easiest and less risky way to fix this is by adding a
> new hardware id (as proposed in the thread's patch), as it doesn't
> add any side effects (that the other solutions might add), and it
> doesn't break the behaviour of the old code.

I've lost track of the implementation state here - if all names are 
upper-cased in acpica, why is this not already matching?

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