linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 5/8] spi: add support for ACPI reconfigure notifications

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Date:	Mon, 27 Jun 2016 23:13:56 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
To:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
	Octavian Purdila <octavian.purdila@...el.com>
Cc:	"Rafael J . Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>,
	Joel Becker <jlbec@...lplan.org>,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, linux-i2c <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-spi <linux-spi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Tirdea, Irina" <irina.tirdea@...el.com>, leonard.crestez@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 5/8] spi: add support for ACPI reconfigure notifications

On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 4:17 PM, Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 02:52:13PM +0300, Octavian Purdila wrote:
>
>> This patch adds supports for SPI device enumeration and removal via
>> ACPI reconfiguration notifications that are send as a result of an
>> ACPI table load or unload operation.
>
> I still have the same concern I've had all the way through here: this is
> very similar to the equivalent DT code but not quite, especially in
> regard to the OF_POPULATED flag which has no ACPI equivalent.  This
> gives us ACPI code which just looks like it's missing something.  I'd
> like to see the comparison at least covered in the changelog so people
> have something to refer to in future when trying to understand why
> things are done this way.

I agree here.

Tavi, please extend the changelog as requested by Mark.