linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 0/5] firmware: encapsulate firmware loading status

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Date:   Fri, 9 Sep 2016 19:38:14 +0200
From:   "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     Daniel Wagner <wagi@...om.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ming Lei <ming.lei@...onical.com>,
        "Luis R . Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Srivatsa S . Bhat" <srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "rafael.j.wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...el.com>,
        Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@...adcom.com>,
        Daniel Wagner <daniel.wagner@...-carit.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 0/5] firmware: encapsulate firmware loading status

On Fri, Sep 09, 2016 at 02:12:19PM +0200, Daniel Wagner wrote:
> From: Daniel Wagner <daniel.wagner@...-carit.de>
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The firmware user helper code tracks the current state of the loading
> process via an member of struct firmware_buf and a completion. Let's
> encapsulate this simple state machine into struct fw_status. The aim is
> to increase readability and reduce the usage of the fw_lock.
> 
> Luis asked by to add a few CC for getting a wider audience. If you
> haven't seen this before the initial version of this series has some
> more details on the motivation for this series:
> 
> http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-wireless/msg153005.html
> 
> I tested this series with fw_userhelper.sh and fw_filesystem.sh under
> kvm and also let it run on real hardware. The series is also available
> here:
> 
> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/wagi/linux.git/log/?h=firmware_async-7

Ah, this series is looking so much nicer now thanks!

> I had pushed earlier version of series there and haven't got any 0-day
> bug reports so far.

0-day eventually sends a complete success report if you're good. That's
when you can get a warm fuzzy over your series. Found just one more issue.
Since that means another respin I'll provide some other nitpicks.


  Luis