linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] Driver core: Add offline/online device operations

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Message-ID: <1367537006.16154.180.camel@misato.fc.hp.com>
Date:	Thu, 02 May 2013 17:23:26 -0600
From:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	isimatu.yasuaki@...fujitsu.com,
	vasilis.liaskovitis@...fitbricks.com, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] Driver core: Add offline/online device operations

On Fri, 2013-05-03 at 01:36 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Thursday, May 02, 2013 05:11:27 PM Toshi Kani wrote:
> > On Thu, 2013-05-02 at 14:27 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
 :
> > >  
> > > +static inline bool device_supports_offline(struct device *dev)
> > 
> > Since we renamed "offline" to "hotplug" for the lock interfaces, should
> > this function be renamed to device_supports_hotplug() as well?
> 
> Well, "offline" is more specific, as there may be devices that don't
> support offline/online, but support hotplug otherwise.  That's why I didn't
> change it.

I see.  That makes sense.

Thanks,
-Toshi

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