Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Subject | [PATCH]change 'struct device' -> platform_data to firmware_data | From | Li Shaohua <> | Date | Wed, 12 Jan 2005 10:57:06 +0800 |
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Hi, struct device->platform_data is designed for ACPI, BIOS or other platform specific data, but some drivers misused the field which makes adding ACPI handle in device core impossible. Greg suggested me changing the name of the filed and so it breaks all such drivers, and then fix them. I'll try to fix some, but it would be great if the driver authors could do it.
Thanks, Shaohua
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2.5-root/include/linux/device.h | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff -puN include/linux/device.h~platform_data include/linux/device.h --- 2.5/include/linux/device.h~platform_data 2005-01-12 10:41:35.446722944 +0800 +++ 2.5-root/include/linux/device.h 2005-01-12 10:42:37.762249544 +0800 @@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ struct device { struct device_driver *driver; /* which driver has allocated this device */ void *driver_data; /* data private to the driver */ - void *platform_data; /* Platform specific data (e.g. ACPI, + void *firmware_data; /* Platform specific data (e.g. ACPI, BIOS data relevant to device) */ struct dev_pm_info power; _
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