linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 2/3] platform/x86: dell-*: Add interface for switchable graphics status query

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Date:   Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:43:41 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
Cc:     Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
        Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>,
        Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@...l.com>,
        Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        ALSA Development Mailing List <alsa-devel@...a-project.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/3] platform/x86: dell-*: Add interface for switchable
 graphics status query

On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 12:44 PM, Kai-Heng Feng
<kai.heng.feng@...onical.com> wrote:
> On some Dell platforms, there's a BIOS option "Enable Switchable
> Graphics". This information is useful if we want to do different things
> based on this value, e.g. disable unused audio controller that comes
> with the discrete graphics.

>  int dell_micmute_led_set(int on);
> +bool dell_switchable_gfx_is_enabled(void);

I would rather preserve existing API, i.e.
 - prototype int func(void), where return either state or negative error code.
 - naming: dell_switchable_gfx_get()

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko