RE: [Resend Patch 9/9] I2C/ACPI: Add CONFIG_I2C_ACPI config

[Zheng, Lv]

Hi, Tianyu

> From: Lan, Tianyu
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 1:40 PM
> 
> On 2014å04æ22æ 19:45, Mika Westerberg wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 02:24:15PM +0800, Lan Tianyu wrote:
> >> This patch is to add CONFIG_I2C_ACPI. Current there is a race between
> >> removing I2C ACPI operation region and ACPI AML code accessing.
> >> So make i2c core built-in if CONFIG_I2C_ACPI is set.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Lan Tianyu <tianyu.lan@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >>  drivers/i2c/Kconfig  | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
> >>  drivers/i2c/Makefile |  2 +-
> >>  include/linux/i2c.h  |  2 +-
> >>  3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/Kconfig b/drivers/i2c/Kconfig
> >> index 7b7ea32..c670d49 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/i2c/Kconfig
> >> +++ b/drivers/i2c/Kconfig
> >> @@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
> >>  # I2C subsystem configuration
> >>  #
> >>
> >> -menuconfig I2C
> >> +menu "I2C support"
> >> +
> >> +config I2C
> >>  	tristate "I2C support"
> >>  	select RT_MUTEXES
> >>  	---help---
> >> @@ -21,6 +23,17 @@ menuconfig I2C
> >>  	  This I2C support can also be built as a module.  If so, the module
> >>  	  will be called i2c-core.
> >>
> >> +config I2C_ACPI
> >> +	bool "I2C ACPI support"
> >> +	select I2C
> >> +	depends on ACPI
> >> +	default y
> >> +	help
> >> +	  Say Y here if you want to enable I2C ACPI function. ACPI table
> >> +	  provides I2C slave devices' information to enumerate these devices.
> >> +	  This option also allows ACPI AML code to access I2C slave devices
> >> +	  via I2C ACPI operation region to fulfill ACPI method.
> >> +
> >
> > I'm wondering, can we provide some sort of wrapper function from ACPI core
> > that is guaranteed to be built in to the kernel image and use it instead of
> > adding new Kconfig options?
> >
> Cc: LV
> 
> LV tried to fix the issue via wrapper solution in the ACPI code before.
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/7/23/87
> 
> He has a plan to resolve the issue in ACPICA later.
> 
> Other choice is to increase the i2c-core module count to prevent it
> being unloaded when i2c operation region handler is installed. Remove
> the code When LV finish his job.

You may see it implemented in ACPICA after several release.
If you need a fix for now, you can use the patch pointed to by the link you've provided,
Or you could find an updated one here:
 acpi-ipmi13.patch archived in (https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=112611)

I think the solution you've provided in this patch is also reasonable for now.
IPMI also uses a similar solution to solve this issue.
Please refer to the CONFIG_ACPI_IPMI.

The story can be found at:
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-acpi/msg49044.html
And the similar solution can be found at:
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-acpi/msg49184.html

Thanks and best regards
-Lv

> 
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> Best regards
> Tianyu Lan
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