I'm working to make the Linux/ACPI code handle hotplug notification events. This should ultimately allow us to remove the existing hotplug code scattered through the ACPI device drivers. This is a long series of cleanups that should cause no functional change, but will make it easier to call acpi_bus_scan() from the notification path. Comments and testing reports welcome. Boot logs with CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG=y and "acpi.debug_layer=0x00010000" will be helpful in debugging any issues. --- Bjorn Helgaas (19): ACPI: simplify deferred execution path ACPI: remove null pointer checks in deferred execution path ACPI: don't pass handle for fixed hardware notifications ACPI: add debug for device addition ACPI: remove unused acpi_bus_scan_fixed() argument ACPI: remove redundant "handle" and "parent" arguments ACPI: save device_type in acpi_device ACPI: use device_type rather than comparing HID ACPI: remove acpi_device_set_context() "type" argument ACPI: remove redundant "type" arguments ACPI: remove unnecessary argument checking ACPI: add acpi_bus_get_parent() and remove "parent" arguments ACPI: convert acpi_bus_scan() to operate on an acpi_handle ACPI: enumerate namespace before adding functional fixed hardware devices ACPI: identify device tree root by null parent pointer, not ACPI_BUS_TYPE ACPI: use acpi_walk_namespace() to enumerate devices ACPI: add acpi_bus_get_status_handle() ACPI: factor out device type and status checking ACPI: handle re-enumeration, when acpi_devices might already exist drivers/acpi/bus.c | 49 ++--- drivers/acpi/osl.c | 32 +--- drivers/acpi/scan.c | 428 +++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------- include/acpi/acpi_bus.h | 6 - 4 files changed, 221 insertions(+), 294 deletions(-) -- Bjorn -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html