[PATCH] ACPI: ibm-acpi: allow module to load when acpi notifiers can't be set (v2)

From: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Date: Thu Mar 15 2007 - 15:15:41 EST


This patch allows for ibm-acpi to coexist (with diminished functionality) with
other drivers like ACPI_BAY. ibm-acpi will simply disable the functions it is
not able to register ACPI notifiers for.

Signed-off-by: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Chris Wedgwood <cw@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen.c.accardi@xxxxxxxxx>
---

There was a minor problem in the first version of the patch, which I didn't
notice when backporting from acpi-test. This is a fixed version. Sorry
about this.

Len, you can pull this patch from:
git://repo.or.cz/linux-2.6/linux-acpi-2.6/ibm-acpi-2.6.git
branch for-upstream/acpi-release

Please send it to Linus for merge in 2.6.21.

It will clash with the patches in acpi-test that are waiting for 2.6.22.
I will rediff those, and send you a pull request when this patch
gets accepted in mainline.

drivers/acpi/ibm_acpi.c | 19 ++++++++++++++++---
1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ibm_acpi.c b/drivers/acpi/ibm_acpi.c
index 3690136..dc10966 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ibm_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ibm_acpi.c
@@ -2507,7 +2507,7 @@ static int __init setup_notify(struct ibm_struct *ibm)
ret = acpi_bus_get_device(*ibm->handle, &ibm->device);
if (ret < 0) {
printk(IBM_ERR "%s device not present\n", ibm->name);
- return 0;
+ return -ENODEV;
}

acpi_driver_data(ibm->device) = ibm;
@@ -2516,8 +2516,13 @@ static int __init setup_notify(struct ibm_struct *ibm)
status = acpi_install_notify_handler(*ibm->handle, ibm->type,
dispatch_notify, ibm);
if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
- printk(IBM_ERR "acpi_install_notify_handler(%s) failed: %d\n",
- ibm->name, status);
+ if (status == AE_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
+ printk(IBM_NOTICE "another device driver is already handling %s events\n",
+ ibm->name);
+ } else {
+ printk(IBM_ERR "acpi_install_notify_handler(%s) failed: %d\n",
+ ibm->name, status);
+ }
return -ENODEV;
}
ibm->notify_installed = 1;
@@ -2553,6 +2558,8 @@ static int __init register_driver(struct ibm_struct *ibm)
return ret;
}

+static void ibm_exit(struct ibm_struct *ibm);
+
static int __init ibm_init(struct ibm_struct *ibm)
{
int ret;
@@ -2594,6 +2601,12 @@ static int __init ibm_init(struct ibm_struct *ibm)

if (ibm->notify) {
ret = setup_notify(ibm);
+ if (ret == -ENODEV) {
+ printk(IBM_NOTICE "disabling subdriver %s\n",
+ ibm->name);
+ ibm_exit(ibm);
+ return 0;
+ }
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
}
--
1.5.0.3

--
"One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring
them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
Henrique Holschuh
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