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Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2017 14:25:00 +0000 From: <Mario.Limonciello@...l.com> To: <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> CC: <dvhart@...radead.org>, <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>, <luto@...nel.org>, <quasisec@...gle.com>, <pali.rohar@...il.com>, <rjw@...ysocki.net>, <mjg59@...gle.com>, <hch@....de> Subject: RE: [PATCH v3 4/8] platform/x86: wmi: create character devices when requested by drivers > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@...uxfoundation.org] > Sent: Sunday, October 1, 2017 8:24 AM > To: Limonciello, Mario <Mario_Limonciello@...l.com> > Cc: dvhart@...radead.org; andy.shevchenko@...il.com; linux- > kernel@...r.kernel.org; platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org; luto@...nel.org; > quasisec@...gle.com; pali.rohar@...il.com; rjw@...ysocki.net; > mjg59@...gle.com; hch@....de > Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 4/8] platform/x86: wmi: create character devices when > requested by drivers > > On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 07:26:57PM +0000, Mario.Limonciello@...l.com wrote: > > I think what's Darren's most interested in is the that conceptually this is > > an approach you can agree with. > > > > "A WMI vendor driver binds to the WMI bus and requests the WMI bus to > create > > a character device. The WMI bus creates a character device /dev/wmi/$driver > > which the WMI vendor driver will process all various file operations." > > We've been over this before, let's see that actual implementation which > defines the "will process all..." implementation to see if that is > actually an acceptable thing. > > thanks, > > greg k-h I'm working on changes still (that you'll be CC on), but I don't expect this specific concept to change in the future changes: Bus creating character device: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9975283/ Driver requesting character device: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9975263/
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