On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 10:33:29AM -0500, Jeff Moyer wrote: > Jerry Hoemann <jerry.hoemann@xxxxxxx> writes: > > > The NVDIMM code in the kernel supports an IOCTL interface to user > > space based upon the Intel Example DSM: > > > > http://pmem.io/documents/NVDIMM_DSM_Interface_Example.pdf > > > > This interface cannot be used by other NVDIMM DSMs that support > > incompatible functions. > > > > This patch set adds a generic "passthru" IOCTL interface which > > is not tied to a particular DSM. > > > > A new IOCTL type "P" is added for the pass thru call. > > > > The new data structure ndn_pkg serves as a wrapper for the passthru > > calls. This wrapper supplies the data that the kernel needs to > > make the _DSM call. > > What does 'ndn' stand for? If it stands for NVDIMM-N, then I think Yes, hold over from earlier, less generic version. > that's too narrow a scope. Anyway, it helps readability if you call out > what abbreviations mean, especially when it's non-obvious. Will fix in version 2. > > > Jerry Hoemann (4): > > nvdimm: Add wrapper for IOCTL pass thru. > > nvdimm: Add IOCTL pass thru > > nvdimm: Add IOCTL pass thru > > You should really give each patch a different subject. Will do. > > Cheers, > Jeff -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jerry Hoemann Software Engineer Hewlett-Packard Enterprise 3404 E Harmony Rd. MS 36 phone: (970) 898-1022 Ft. Collins, CO 80528 FAX: (970) 898-0707 email: jerry.hoemann@xxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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
