linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] ACPI: scan: Make acpi_walk_dep_device

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Message-ID: <4a08edff-df90-aeee-1d1d-76e6e0b9af4d@redhat.com>
Date:   Wed, 16 Jun 2021 17:28:19 +0200
From:   Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
To:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Linux ACPI <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] ACPI: scan: Make acpi_walk_dep_device_list()

Hi,

On 6/16/21 5:11 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 4:41 PM Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 6/16/21 4:22 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>>> From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
>>>
>>> Because acpi_walk_dep_device_list() is only called by the code in the
>>> file in which it is defined, make it static, drop the export of it
>>> and drop its header from acpi.h.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
>>
>> Actually, acpi_walk_dep_device_list() was split out as a
>> helper function used to implement acpi_dev_clear_dependencies()
>> because it will be used outside of drivers/acpi.
> 
> Not exactly.
> 
>> Specifically it will be used in the new intel_skl_int3472 driver:
>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/platform-driver-x86/patch/20210603224007.120560-6-djrscally@gmail.com/
> 
> That driver will use acpi_dev_get_first_consumer_dev() which is based
> on acpi_walk_dep_device_list(), but still defined in
> drivers/acpi/scan.c.
> 
>> Which I plan to merge into pdx86/for-next today, I've just merged
>> your linux-pm/acpi-scan PULL-req which exports acpi_walk_dep_device_list()
>> as preparation for this.
> 
> No, the acpi_walk_dep_device_list() is a leftover there AFAICS.

You are right, my bad.

So with this resolved, this patch is fine too:

Reviewed-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>

Regards,

Hans