linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] ACPI: Remove acpi_has_method() call from acpi

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Date:   Mon, 22 Jul 2019 10:31:11 +0200
From:   "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
To:     Kelsey Skunberg <skunberg.kelsey@...il.com>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        skhan@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org, bjorn@...gaas.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] ACPI: Remove acpi_has_method() call from acpi_adxl.c

On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 4:36 AM Kelsey Skunberg
<skunberg.kelsey@...il.com> wrote:
>
> acpi_check_dsm() will already return an error if the DSM method does not
> exist. Checking if the DSM method exists before the acpi_check_dsm() call
> is not needed. Remove acpi_has_method() call to avoid additional work.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kelsey Skunberg <skunberg.kelsey@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/acpi/acpi_adxl.c | 5 -----
>  1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_adxl.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_adxl.c
> index 13c8f7b50c46..89aac15663fd 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_adxl.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_adxl.c
> @@ -148,11 +148,6 @@ static int __init adxl_init(void)
>                 return -ENODEV;
>         }
>
> -       if (!acpi_has_method(handle, "_DSM")) {
> -               pr_info("No DSM method\n");

And why is printing the message not useful?

> -               return -ENODEV;
> -       }
> -
>         if (!acpi_check_dsm(handle, &adxl_guid, ADXL_REVISION,
>                             ADXL_IDX_GET_ADDR_PARAMS |
>                             ADXL_IDX_FORWARD_TRANSLATE)) {
> --
> 2.20.1
>