Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] mfd: lpc_ich: Do not create iTCO watchdog when WDAT table exists

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On Wed, 28 Sep 2016, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:

> On Wednesday, September 28, 2016 02:09:41 AM Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Wed, 28 Sep 2016, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > 
> > > On Tuesday, September 27, 2016 08:41:14 PM Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 20 Sep 2016, Mika Westerberg wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > ACPI WDAT table is the preferred way to use hardware watchdog over the
> > > > > native iTCO_wdt. Windows only uses this table for its hardware watchdog
> > > > > implementation so we should be relatively safe to trust it has been
> > > > > validated by OEMs
> > > > > 
> > > > > Prevent iTCO watchdog creation if we detect that there is ACPI WDAT table.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  drivers/mfd/lpc_ich.c | 4 ++++
> > > > >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> > > > 
> > > > Applied, thanks.
> > > 
> > > Well, I applied this too.
> > 
> > How can you apply this without an MFD Ack?
> 
> First, Guenter has reviewed it.

Guenter isn't the MFD Maintiner.

> Second, there was no response to this:
> 
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-acpi&m=147467687316117&w=4

This in my queue.  I was on vacation last week.

> > > And it depends on the [1/4], doesn't it?
> > 
> > Yes, I just found that out myself. :)
> > 
> > Well I only have 4 lines of changes in drivers/mfd/lpc_ich.c, so I
> > guess it'll be okay to apply this without the fear of conflicts.
> > 
> > Do that end, please apply my:
> > 
> > Acked-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Thanks!

NP

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