linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: re-initialize acpi buffer size when reuse

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Date:   Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:55:27 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Aaron Ma <aaron.ma@...onical.com>
Cc:     mapengyu@...il.com,
        Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <ibm-acpi@....eng.br>,
        Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        Thinkpad-acpi devel ML <ibm-acpi-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: re-initialize acpi buffer
 size when reuse

On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 11:20 AM Aaron Ma <aaron.ma@...onical.com> wrote:
>
> Evaluating acpi _BCL could be failed, then acpi buffer size will be set

'could be failed' -> 'could fail'

> to 0. When reuse this acpi buffer, AE_BUFFER_OVERFLOW will be triggered.
>
> Re-initialize buffer size will make acpi evaluate successfully.

acpi -> ACPI in all cases above.

Fixes tag, please?

> Signed-off-by: Aaron Ma <aaron.ma@...onical.com>

Code is okay.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko