linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 11/12] acpi: Add acpi_dev_get_next_match

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Date:   Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:42:57 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Daniel Scally <djrscally@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 11/12] acpi: Add acpi_dev_get_next_match_dev() and
 helper macro

On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 11:43:36PM +0000, Daniel Scally wrote:
> To ensure we handle situations in which multiple sensors of the same
> model (and therefore _HID) are present in a system, we need to be able
> to iterate over devices matching a known _HID but unknown _UID and _HRV
>  - add acpi_dev_get_next_match_dev() to accommodate that possibility and
> change acpi_dev_get_first_match_dev() to simply call the new function
> with a NULL starting point. Add an iterator macro for convenience.

...

> - * acpi_dev_get_first_match_dev - Return the first match of ACPI device
> + * acpi_dev_get_next_match_dev - Return the next match of ACPI device
> + * @adev: Pointer to the previous acpi_device matching this hid, uid and hrv

A nit: @hid, @uid and @hrv

>   * @hid: Hardware ID of the device.
>   * @uid: Unique ID of the device, pass NULL to not check _UID
>   * @hrv: Hardware Revision of the device, pass -1 to not check _HRV

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko