> > >  {
> > > -	struct acpi_device *device = NULL;
> > > -	struct acpi_driver *driver;
> > > -
> > >  	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, "Notification %#02x to handle %p\n",
> > >  			  type, handle));
> > > 
> > > -	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&acpi_bus_notify_list,
> > > -		type, (void *)handle);
> 
> By the way, there is exacly one user of this chain, which is dock.c.
> 
> What about convering that to something different and dropping the chain to
> start with?

I agree.  I will look further to see what interface we can use to
replace it.

Thanks,
-Toshi