On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 9:01 PM, Michał Kępień <kernel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 9:56 PM, Michał Kępień <kernel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 5:11 AM, Michał Kępień <kernel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> >> My laptop has one RW data object, one RO data object, and one
>> >> >> totally inaccessible data object. Check for the existence of the
>> >> >> accessor methods and report in sysfs.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The docs also permit WQxx getters for single-instance objects to
>> >> >> take no parameters. Probe for that as well to avoid ACPICA warnings
>> >> >> about mismatched signatures.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >> ---
>> >> >> drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c | 94 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>> >> >> include/linux/wmi.h | 6 +++
>> >> >> 2 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
>> >> >> index 5571ae7354a1..49be61207c4a 100644
>> >> >> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
>> >> >> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
>> >> >> @@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ struct wmi_block {
>> >> >> struct acpi_device *acpi_device;
>> >> >> wmi_notify_handler handler;
>> >> >> void *handler_data;
>> >> >> +
>> >> >> + bool read_takes_no_args; /* only defined if readable */
>> >> >> };
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> @@ -216,6 +218,25 @@ static bool find_guid(const char *guid_string, struct wmi_block **out)
>> >> >> return false;
>> >> >> }
>> >> >>
>> >> >> +static int get_subobj_info(acpi_handle handle, const char *pathname,
>> >> >> + struct acpi_device_info *info)
>> >> >> +{
>> >> >> + acpi_handle subobj_handle;
>> >> >> + acpi_status status;
>> >> >> +
>> >> >> + status = acpi_get_handle(handle, (char *)pathname, &subobj_handle);
>> >> >> + if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND)
>> >> >> + return -ENOENT;
>> >> >> + else if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
>> >> >> + return -EIO;
>> >> >> +
>> >> >> + status = acpi_get_object_info(subobj_handle, &info);
>> >> >
>> >> > acpi_get_object_info() allocates the returned buffer itself. The latter
>> >> > should then subsequently be freed by the caller. One solution is to
>> >> > change get_subobj_info() so that it takes a struct acpi_device_info **
>> >> > as an argument, which should then be passed to acpi_get_object_info().
>> >> > See also below.
>> >>
>> >> I have an updated version of this patch in my queue. I'll try to send
>> >> it early next week.
>> >
>> > Hi Andy,
>> >
>> > Are you planning any further work on this patch series (originally
>> > posted in December 2015)? It seems to be a valuable cleanup.
>>
>> I have a tree in which the patches are sitting and I've kept them
>> rebased, but I haven't had a chance to go through all the review
>> comments and send them out. Want to do it?
>
> If you want me to take the rebased patches, fix the issues I can find
> and resubmit as v2 with your name in From: then sure, I can give it a
> shot once I find the time (might not be soon, though, but I guess there
> is no rush). If you had something else on your mind, please elaborate.
>
That would be fantastic. Let me know if/when you get started. In the
mean time, the rebased and slightly updated series is here:
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/luto/linux.git/log/?h=platform/wmi
--Andy
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