linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/8] uuid: convert users to generic UUID API

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Date:	Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:07:27 +0300
From:	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/8] uuid: convert users to generic UUID API

On Mon, 2016-04-04 at 16:40 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Mon,  4 Apr 2016 16:30:02 +0300 Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko
> @linux.intel.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > There are few functions here and there along with type definitions
> > that provide
> > UUID API. This series consolidates everything under one hood and
> > converts
> > current users.
> Well.  It converts two current users.
> 
> There are many references to "uuid" in the tree.  How many sites
> could
> potentially benefit from this change?

The big chunk is ACPI [1] though Rafael pointed out to some type
dereferencing he didn't get [2]. (By the way there is already use of
such in ACPI code from 2010: drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c). That's why I
postponed that change.

[1] http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-acpi/msg63811.html
[2] http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-acpi/msg63854.html

> 
> > 
> > This has been tested for a while internally, however it doesn't
> > mean we covered
> > all possible cases (especially accuracy of UUID constants after
> > conversion).
> > So, please test this as much as you can and provide your tag. We
> > appreciate the
> > effort.
> I'm not sure who this series was aimed at but I saw "lib" and grabbed
> it.  I'll await Matt's ack.

Yes, this is lib/ stuff, I hope the rest would provide Ack.

-- 
Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Intel Finland Oy