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Date:	Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:49:04 +1000
From:	Nigel Cunningham <nigel@...el.suspend2.net>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	linux-pm <linux-pm@...ts.osdl.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Valerie Henson <val@....edu>, Peer Chen <peer.chen@....com.tw>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] Add suspend and resume support to uli526x

Hi.

On Tue, 2007-06-05 at 00:41 +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> > > > > +#endif /* CONFIG_PM */
> > > > 
> > > > > @@ -1689,6 +1775,10 @@ static struct pci_driver uli526x_driver 
> > > > >  	.id_table	= uli526x_pci_tbl,
> > > > >  	.probe		= uli526x_init_one,
> > > > >  	.remove		= __devexit_p(uli526x_remove_one),
> > > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_PM
> > > > > +	.suspend	= uli526x_suspend,
> > > > > +	.resume		= uli526x_resume,
> > > > > +#endif
> > > > 
> > > > ...so that this ifdef is not needed?
> > > 
> > > OK, why not.
> > 
> > Because it's uglier and #ifdef is the established way of doing things?
> 
> Actually the way I suggested is nicer, IIRC akpm invented it. It keeps
> ifdefs localized around the block that _needs_ to be ifdefed.

The localised point is true. I'll also admit that 'nicer'/'uglier' is a
matter of aesthetics and therefore personal opinion.

I guess that leaves the question, "What's the precedent to follow?" or
"Is there a driver that's already got this new format?".

Regards,

Nigel

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