linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] hwmon: (dell-smm) Improve init code

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Message-ID: <2563e20b-7800-086e-73d4-e4cbc7a53c5b@roeck-us.net>
Date:   Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:35:05 -0700
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Armin Wolf <W_Armin@....de>, pali@...nel.org
Cc:     jdelvare@...e.com, linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] hwmon: (dell-smm) Improve init code

On 4/26/22 14:31, Armin Wolf wrote:
> This patch series improves the init code of the dell_smm_hwmon
> driver. The first patch speeds up device initialisation by avoiding
> unnecessary SMM calls during init, which might be slow on some
> machines. The second patch is a small cleanup patch, while the
> third patch allows for easier diagnosis of audio problems caused
> by really slow SMM calls.
> 
> Tested on a Dell Inspiron 3505.

Series applied to hwmon-next.

Thanks,
Guenter

> 
> Changes in v2:
> - replace pr_warn() with pr_warn_once()
> 
> Armin Wolf (3):
>    hwmon: (dell-smm) Avoid unnecessary SMM calls during init
>    hwmon: (dell-smm) Cleanup init code
>    hwmon: (dell-smm) Warn if SMM call took a very long time to execute
> 
>   drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c | 50 +++++++++++++++-------------------
>   1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
> 
> --
> 2.30.2
>