Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] x86/tboot: Fail extended mode reducedhardware sleep

From: Jan Beulich
Date: Wed Jun 26 2013 - 11:47:22 EST


>>> On 26.06.13 at 16:55, Ben Guthro <benjamin.guthro@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Jan Beulich <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> On 26.06.13 at 16:06, Ben Guthro <benjamin.guthro@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/tboot.c
>>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tboot.c
>>> @@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ static void tboot_copy_fadt(const struct acpi_table_fadt
> *fadt)
>>> offsetof(struct acpi_table_facs, firmware_waking_vector);
>>> }
>>>
>>> -static int tboot_sleep(u8 sleep_state, u32 pm1a_control, u32 pm1b_control)
>>> +static int tboot_sleep(u8 sleep_state, u32 pm1a_control, u32 pm1b_control,
>>> + u8 extended)
>>
>> I don't see why this couldn't remain "bool" - the only complain was
>> that ACPI CA shouldn't use it.
>
> I changed it, in order to keep the prototypes consistent.
> Having the function pointer be defined with one signature in the
> acpica code, and another in the os implementation seems like a
> maintenance problem.

Of course the first patch would need adjustments too: The function
pointer would also want to use bool then. Again - it's only the ACPI
CA code that wants to get away without using bool/true/false.

Jan

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