Re: [PATCH] compal-laptop/fujitsu-laptop/msi-laptop: make dmi_check_cb

From: Jonathan Woithe
Date: Tue Jul 06 2010 - 00:29:42 EST


Hi Axel

> 2010/7/5 Jonathan Woithe <jwoithe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > Is there no possibility of some other matching function existing after ours
> > in the tree which might need to also be called? If so, this change would
> > prevent that.
>
> I checked the implementation of dmi_check_system() and the useage cases in
> compal-laptop/fujitsu-laptop/msi-laptop, it should be no problem with
> this change.
>
> In compal-laptop and msi-laptop, we call dmi_check_system() to
> identify the laptop model.
> (The callback simply print the identified laptop model)
> It should have zero or exactly one successful match.
>
> In fujitsu-laptop, we call dmi_check_system() to identify the laptop
> model and set parameters accordingly.
> The callback print the identified laptop model and set parameters
> (use_alt_lcd_levels / fujitsu->keycode[1|2|3|4|5] ).
> It should have zero or exactly one successful match.

Yes, that seems to be the situation. If that is the case then I'm happy
with the fujitsu-laptop component of this patch (I can't speak for the
maintainers of the other drivers touched by this patch).

Acked-by: Jonathan Woithe <jwoithe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Regards
jonathan

> dmi_check_system() walks the table running matching functions until someone
> returns non zero or we hit the end.
>
> This patch makes dmi_check_cb to return 1 so dmi_check_system() return
> immediately when a match is found.
>
> Signed-off-by: Axel Lin <axel.lin@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/platform/x86/compal-laptop.c | 2 +-
> drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c | 6 +++---
> drivers/platform/x86/msi-laptop.c | 2 +-
> 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/compal-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/compal-laptop.c
> index 71ff154..dc31a08 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/compal-laptop.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/compal-laptop.c
> @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static int dmi_check_cb(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
> printk(KERN_INFO "compal-laptop: Identified laptop model '%s'.\n",
> id->ident);
>
> - return 0;
> + return 1;
> }
>
> static struct dmi_system_id __initdata compal_dmi_table[] = {
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c
> index dab1a0e..1859d7f 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c
> @@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ static int dmi_check_cb_s6410(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
> dmi_check_cb_common(id);
> fujitsu->keycode1 = KEY_SCREENLOCK; /* "Lock" */
> fujitsu->keycode2 = KEY_HELP; /* "Mobility Center" */
> - return 0;
> + return 1;
> }
>
> static int dmi_check_cb_s6420(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
> @@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ static int dmi_check_cb_s6420(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
> dmi_check_cb_common(id);
> fujitsu->keycode1 = KEY_SCREENLOCK; /* "Lock" */
> fujitsu->keycode2 = KEY_HELP; /* "Mobility Center" */
> - return 0;
> + return 1;
> }
>
> static int dmi_check_cb_p8010(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
> @@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ static int dmi_check_cb_p8010(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
> fujitsu->keycode1 = KEY_HELP; /* "Support" */
> fujitsu->keycode3 = KEY_SWITCHVIDEOMODE; /* "Presentation" */
> fujitsu->keycode4 = KEY_WWW; /* "Internet" */
> - return 0;
> + return 1;
> }
>
> static struct dmi_system_id fujitsu_dmi_table[] = {
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/msi-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/msi-laptop.c
> index afd762b..c67a74c 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/msi-laptop.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/msi-laptop.c
> @@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static int dmi_check_cb(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
> {
> printk(KERN_INFO "msi-laptop: Identified laptop model '%s'.\n",
> id->ident);
> - return 0;
> + return 1;
> }
>
> static struct dmi_system_id __initdata msi_dmi_table[] = {
> --
> 1.5.4.3
>
>
>
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