linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] PCI changes for v3.9

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Message-ID: <1673357.1IdxNNvGWX@vostro.rjw.lan>
Date:	Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:47:39 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] PCI changes for v3.9

On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:14:29 AM Yinghai Lu wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 8:13 AM, Linus Torvalds
> <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 10:46 PM, Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org> wrote:
> >> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 9:19 PM, Linus Torvalds
> >> <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Also, my *gut* feel is that the new _handle_hotplug_event_root()
> >>> function should do that whole dance with
> >>> acpi_scan_lock_acquire()/acpi_scan_lock_release(), but I didn't really
> >>> know if it's required or appropriate, so I left it alone. Could you
> >>> take a look?
> >>
> >> Yes, we need that for root bridge hot add path.
> >>
> >> for hot remove path, we already have lock acquire/release in
> >> acpi_bus_hot_remove_device().
> >>
> >> Please check attached patch for hot add path.
> >
> > Quite frankly, doing this in handle_root_bridge_insertion() doesn't
> > match the pattern elsewhere. Elsewhere you also protected the whole
> > acpi_get_name() lookup etc. Which is why I felt that it would make
> > more sense to add this to _handle_hotplug_event_root().
> >
> > But there may be good reasons why the root bridge case is different,
> > and I don't have strong opinions, I just wanted people to look at his
> > case. I'll let you and Bjorn sort it out...
> 
> ok,
> 
> Bjorn, Rafael,
> 
> Can you please check if you are ok with attached patch ?

The patch looks correct to me.

Thanks,
Rafael


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Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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