Hi, Here is the refreshed series exporting APIs to copy statically declared device properties. The reason is that we want to augment ACPI-based devices with properties, and drivers usually have a largish DMI table for multiple models, so it is desirable to mark everything as __initdata/__initconst, and then copy only the entry matching the device we are running on and discard the rest. The last patch is not really about device property APIs, but rather allowing users to attach properties to i2c_board_info, and have them attached to instantiated device(s). The reason it is included is because it depends on device_add_properties() taking const pointer, which is patch #2. If it seems useful I hope Rafael and Wolfram would figure a way to merge it :). v2: - addressed Andy's comments - added property_entries_free() - added patch to allow constify values of property arrays - added i2c patch allowing to attach property to devices via board info v1: - initial posting Dmitry Torokhov (4): device property: export code duplicating array of property entries device property: allow to constify properties driver property: constify property arrays values i2c: allow specify device properties in i2c_board_info drivers/base/property.c | 221 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c | 16 +++- include/linux/i2c.h | 3 + include/linux/property.h | 19 ++-- 4 files changed, 170 insertions(+), 89 deletions(-) Thanks. -- Dmitry -- 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
