Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/2] Use dev_sysdata for ACPI and remove firmware_data | From | Benjamin Herrenschmidt <> | Date | Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:50:13 +1100 |
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> device.firmware_data was born when we went to link Linux devices > and ACPI devices using device.platform_data and found it was already used. > You recommended we create a new field to avoid the conflict, and > IIR the discussion suggested that eventually device.platform_data use > would get cleaned up and the fields could perhaps some day be combined. > > I don't know if we are any closer to that day, before or after this change.
I've audited use of platform data and plan to get rid of it too :-)
(Or actually move it to platform_device where it belongs and fix other abusers)
> However, I'm fine with Ben's re-name -- it changes no functionality on ACPI-enabled > systems while potentially deleting an unused pointer/dev on other architectures. > > Please ship his patch #2 along with patch #1 that it depends on. > > Acked-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
Excellent, thanks !
Cheers, Ben.
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