linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v10 13/15] platform/x86: wmi: create userspace interface for drivers

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Message-ID: <67a7b88891674cb7ac94b46833b6b564@ausx13mpc120.AMER.DELL.COM>
Date:   Fri, 20 Oct 2017 15:31:12 +0000
From:   <Mario.Limonciello@...l.com>
To:     <hch@....de>
CC:     <greg@...ah.com>, <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>, <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v10 13/15] platform/x86: wmi: create userspace      interface
 for drivers

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christoph Hellwig [mailto:hch@....de]
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 10:09 AM
> To: Limonciello, Mario <Mario_Limonciello@...l.com>
> Cc: hch@....de; greg@...ah.com; 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;
> gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 13/15] platform/x86: wmi: create userspace interface for
> drivers
> 
> On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 03:07:27PM +0000, Mario.Limonciello@...l.com wrote:
> > No drivers do this today, it's obviously not a good idea.
> > I was just saying it's hypothetical.
> 
> If there is no one using the exported methods don't export them.

This particular one is used by patch 14/15 in this series.