netdev - Re: [PATCH V7 4/9] wifi: mac80211: Add support for ACPI WBRF

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Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:31:22 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: "Quan, Evan" <Evan.Quan@....com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V7 4/9] wifi: mac80211: Add support for ACPI WBRF

On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 09:50:49AM +0000, Quan, Evan wrote:
> [AMD Official Use Only - General]
> 
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> I sent out a new V8 series last week.
> A kernel parameter `wbrf` was introduced there to decide the policy.
> Please help to check whether that makes sense to you.
> Please share your insights there.

netdev has a pretty strong policy of not adding new kernel
parameters. It is a really painful interface to use, and there are
generally better configuration interfaces within netdev.

However, as far as i can see, it is outside of netdev, so this policy
does not necessarily apply.

     Andrew