linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2 5/7] ACPI/SFI: Fix wrong <acpi/acpi.h> inclusion in SFI/ACPI wrapper

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Date:	Tue, 8 Jul 2014 00:08:05 +0000
From:	"Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@...el.com>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
CC:	"Wysocki, Rafael J" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	"Brown, Len" <len.brown@...el.com>, Lv Zheng <zetalog@...il.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	"sfi-devel@...plefirmware.org" <sfi-devel@...plefirmware.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 5/7] ACPI/SFI: Fix wrong <acpi/acpi.h> inclusion in
 SFI/ACPI wrapper - table definitions.

Hi,

> From: Rafael J. Wysocki [mailto:rjw@...ysocki.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 5:25 AM
> 
> On Monday, July 07, 2014 12:17:28 PM Lv Zheng wrote:
> > This patch removes <acpi/acpi.h> inclusions from <linux/sfi_acpi.h> as
> > <linux/acpi.h> has already included it for CONFIG_ACPI=n builds.
> 
> So are patches [1-4/5] only needed to fix this particular issue?

To fix this issue, we only need patch 1-5.
After applying these patches, all ACPICA structures are visible to the entire linux kernel.

Thanks and best regards
-Lv

> 
> > Cc: Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
> > Cc: sfi-devel@...plefirmware.org
> > Signed-off-by: Lv Zheng <lv.zheng@...el.com>
> > ---
> >  include/linux/sfi_acpi.h |    3 ---
> >  1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/linux/sfi_acpi.h b/include/linux/sfi_acpi.h
> > index 4723bbf..a6e555c 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/sfi_acpi.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/sfi_acpi.h
> > @@ -63,8 +63,6 @@
> >  #include <linux/sfi.h>
> >
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_SFI
> > -#include <acpi/acpi.h>	/* FIXME: inclusion should be removed */
> > -
> >  extern int sfi_acpi_table_parse(char *signature, char *oem_id,
> >  				char *oem_table_id,
> >  				int (*handler)(struct acpi_table_header *));
> > @@ -78,7 +76,6 @@ static inline int __init acpi_sfi_table_parse(char *signature,
> >  	return sfi_acpi_table_parse(signature, NULL, NULL, handler);
> >  }
> >  #else /* !CONFIG_SFI */
> > -
> >  static inline int sfi_acpi_table_parse(char *signature, char *oem_id,
> >  				char *oem_table_id,
> >  				int (*handler)(struct acpi_table_header *))
> >
> 
> --
> I speak only for myself.
> Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.