linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 08/14] ACPI: ARM64: IORT: rework iort_node_get

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Message-ID: <41ea75c7-e371-a9a6-6143-af34c42ab59e@linaro.org>
Date:   Thu, 5 Jan 2017 16:19:58 +0800
From:   Hanjun Guo <hanjun.guo@...aro.org>
To:     Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>
Cc:     Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxarm@...wei.com,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Tomasz Nowicki <tn@...ihalf.com>, Ma Jun <majun258@...wei.com>,
        Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>,
        Agustin Vega-Frias <agustinv@...eaurora.org>,
        Sinan Kaya <okaya@...eaurora.org>,
        charles.garcia-tobin@....com, huxinwei@...wei.com,
        yimin@...wei.com, Jon Masters <jcm@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 08/14] ACPI: ARM64: IORT: rework iort_node_get_id()

Hi Lorenzo,

On 2017/1/5 1:58, Lorenzo Pieralisi wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 02, 2017 at 09:31:39PM +0800, Hanjun Guo wrote:
>> iort_node_get_id() has two output, one is the mapped ids,
>> the other is the referenced parent node which is returned
>> from the function.
>>
>> For now we need a API just return its parent node for
>> single mapping, so just update this function slightly then
>> reuse it later.
>
> I think we need to fix iort_node_get_id() first though, I am referring
> to the index usage in relation to acpi_iort_id_mapping.output_reference
> and related parent pointer retrieval as you reported to me, I am happy
> to send it upstream independently.

Sure, please.

>
> As for this patch it is ok even though we can create an API that
> just retrieve a node parent without fiddling about with passing
> a NULL pointer for the id_out to achieve the same.

Since you commented "[PATCH v6 05/14] ACPI: platform-msi: retrieve dev
id from IORT" which also refer to this API, I will reply in that
email.

Thanks
Hanjun