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Date:   Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:40:44 +0200
From:   Armin Wolf <W_Armin@....de>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>, hdegoede@...hat.com,
        markgross@...nel.org
Cc:     rafael@...nel.org, lenb@...nel.org, hmh@....eng.br,
        matan@...alib.org, corentin.chary@...il.com, jeremy@...tem76.com,
        productdev@...tem76.com, platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] platform/x86: dell: Add new dell-wmi-ddv driver

Am 12.09.22 um 23:56 schrieb Randy Dunlap:

> Hi--
>
> On 9/12/22 05:53, Armin Wolf wrote:
>> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Kconfig
>> index 25421e061c47..209e63e347e2 100644
>> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Kconfig
>> @@ -189,6 +189,19 @@ config DELL_WMI_DESCRIPTOR
>>   	default n
>>   	depends on ACPI_WMI
>>
>> +config DELL_WMI_DDV
>> +	tristate "Dell WMI sensors Support"
>> +	default m
> You should (try to) justify default m, otherwise just
> don't have a default for it.

I have chosen default m since many other Dell platform drivers are being
default m. Since this driver is not essential for normal operation,
i will drop default m then.

Armin Wolf

>> +	depends on ACPI_BATTERY
>> +	depends on ACPI_WMI
>> +	help
>> +	  This option adds support for WMI-based sensors like
>> +	  battery temperature sensors found on some Dell notebooks.
>> +	  It also supports reading of the batteries ePPID.
>> +
>> +	  To compile this drivers as a module, choose M here: the module will
>> +	  be called dell-wmi-ddv.