linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] ACPI: Documentation: driver-api: Disapprove of using ACPI drivers

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Message-ID: <c53839e5-2120-4ed5-a679-1b4566fea017@infradead.org>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 08:16:09 -0800
From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
 Linux ACPI <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
 Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>,
 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
 Hans de Goede <hansg@...nel.org>,
 Linux Documentation <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
 Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
 Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>, Armin Wolf <w_armin@....de>,
 Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>,
 Ilpo Jarvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>,
 Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] ACPI: Documentation: driver-api: Disapprove of using
 ACPI drivers

On 1/6/26 4:27 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@....de>

Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>

Thanks.

> ---
> 
> v1 -> v2:
>    * Fixed a typo in the changelog (Andy).
>    * Addressed two review comments from Randy ("is questionable either" ->
>      "is also questionable" and "eg." -> "e.g.").
>    * Added R-bys from Andy and Armin.
> 
> ---
> 
> Although this patch can be applied independently, it actually depends on
> some ACPI changes in linux-next and on
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-acpi/12824456.O9o76ZdvQC@rafael.j.wysocki/
> 
> so it is better to handle it along with that material.
> 
> ---
>  Documentation/driver-api/acpi/acpi-drivers.rst |   80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  Documentation/driver-api/acpi/index.rst        |    1 
>  2 files changed, 81 insertions(+)

-- 
~Randy