On Tue, 17 Jun 2014, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: > > diff --git a/drivers/acpi/battery.c b/drivers/acpi/battery.c > > index e48fc98..8ed93a3 100644 > > --- a/drivers/acpi/battery.c > > +++ b/drivers/acpi/battery.c > > @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ > > #include <linux/dmi.h> > > #include <linux/slab.h> > > #include <linux/suspend.h> > > +#include <linux/delay.h> > > #include <asm/unaligned.h> > > > > #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS_POWER > > @@ -1119,7 +1120,7 @@ static struct dmi_system_id bat_dmi_table[] = { > > > > static int acpi_battery_add(struct acpi_device *device) > > { > > - int result = 0; > > + int result = 0, retry = 5; > > struct acpi_battery *battery = NULL; > > > > if (!device) > > @@ -1135,9 +1136,20 @@ static int acpi_battery_add(struct acpi_device *device) > > mutex_init(&battery->sysfs_lock); > > if (acpi_has_method(battery->device->handle, "_BIX")) > > set_bit(ACPI_BATTERY_XINFO_PRESENT, &battery->flags); > > - result = acpi_battery_update(battery, false); > > + > > + /* > > + * Some machines'(E,G Lenovo Z480) ECs are not stable > > + * during boot up and this causes battery driver fails to be > > + * probed due to failure of getting battery information > > + * from EC sometimes. After several retries, the operation > > + * may work. So add retry code here and 20ms sleep between > > + * every retries. > > + */ > > + while ((result = acpi_battery_update(battery, false)) && retry--) > > + msleep(20); > > if (result) > > goto fail; > > Why not to write this as > > for (;;) { > result = acpi_battery_update(battery, false); > if (!result) > break; > else if (!--retry) > goto fail; > > msleep(20); > } > I suggested a similar for loop earlier, I think it's cleaner. -- 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