linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] platform/x86: intel_cht_int33fe: Work around BIOS bug on some devices

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Date:   Mon, 4 Sep 2017 14:53:22 +0300
From:   Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
Cc:     "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] platform/x86: intel_cht_int33fe: Work around BIOS bug
 on some devices

On Sat, Sep 02, 2017 at 06:20:40PM +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> At least one BIOS enumerates the max17047 both through the INT33FE ACPI
> device (it is right there in the resources table) as well as through a
> separate MAX17047 device.
> 
> This commit checks for the max17047 already being enumerated through
> a separate MAX17047 ACPI device and if so it uses the i2c-client
> instantiated for this and attaches the device-props for the max17047 to
> that i2c-client.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>

I won't say this looks good to me, but since this seems to be the only
sane way to deal with the crappy BIOS,

Acked-by: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>