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Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:48:54 +0000
From: "Kani, Toshimitsu" <toshi.kani@....com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] ACPI / blacklist: add acpi_match_oemlist() interface
On Tue, 2017-07-18 at 07:34 +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 03:59:10PM -0600, Toshi Kani wrote:
> > ACPI OEM ID / OEM Table ID / Revision can be used to identify
> > platform type based on ACPI firmware. acpi_blacklisted(),
> > intel_pstate_platform_pwr_mgmt_exists() and some other funcs
> > have been using this type of check to detect a list of platforms
> > that require special handlings.
> >
> > Move the platform type check in acpi_blacklisted() to a common
> > utility function, acpi_match_oemlist(), so that other drivers
> > do not have to implement their own.
> >
> > There is no change in functionality.
:
> > /*
> > * POLICY: If *anything* doesn't work, put it on the blacklist.
> > * If they are critical errors, mark it critical, and
> > abort driver load.
> > */
> > -static struct acpi_blacklist_item acpi_blacklist[] __initdata = {
> > +static struct acpi_oemlist acpi_blacklist[] __initdata = {
>
> Why the arbitrary rename?
This patch defines 'struct acpi_oemlist' in "include/linux/acpi.h" as a
common structure, and replaces this specific 'struct acpi_blacklist'.
> If anything, you should shorten that
>
> enum acpi_blacklist_predicates oem_revision_predicate;
>
> unreadable insanity.
Agreed. Will change to a shorter name like below.
enum acpi_oemlist_pred predicate;
+ i = acpi_match_oemlist(acpi_blacklist);
> > + if (i >= 0) {
> > + pr_err(PREFIX "Vendor \"%6.6s\" System \"%8.8s\" "
> > + "Revision 0x%x has a known ACPI BIOS
> > problem.\n",
>
> Put that string on a single line for grepping. checkpatch catches
> that error, didn't you see it?
Will do.
Thanks!
-Toshi
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