Re: [PATCH v3] hisi_lpc: Use acpi_dev_for_each_child()

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 1:54 PM John Garry <john.garry@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 01/07/2022 12:07, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 1:06 PM Andy Shevchenko
> > <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 1:04 PM John Garry <john.garry@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>> On 30/06/2022 19:13, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:

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> >>> However Yang Yingliang spotted a pre-existing bug in the ACPI probe and
> >>> sent a fix today (coincidence?):
> >>>
> >>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220701094352.2104998-1-yangyingliang@xxxxxxxxxx/T/#u
> >>>
> >>> And they conflict. This code has been this way for years, so I just
> >>> suggest Yang Yingliang resends the fix on top off Rafael's change.
> >>
> >> Wondering if Yang can actually switch that to use
> >> platform_device_register_full().
>
> Maybe that would work and simplify things. Let me check it.
>
> BTW, when we originally upstreamed this driver there was some ACPI
> platform device registration code which you/we thought could be factored
> out later. I can't remember it. I was looking through lore but couldn't
> find it. I don't remember it being so important, though.

My suggestion is definitely not for the fix itself, but as a follow up.

> > And for the record, I think the Fixes even for very rare bug hits
> > should go first.
>
> ok, I have to admit that I was going to feel awkward asking Rafael to
> deal with this fix by having a v4 on top of it.

I don't think it's a problem as long as we have an immutable branch /
tag with that patch. Another approach could be that Rafael can take it
as a precursor for his series and route via ACPI tree, but let's hear
what he thinks about this himself.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko