On Wed, Feb 01, 2017 at 09:31:21AM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > 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 > :). By the way, if this series is accepted, it would be very helpful to have it in a stable branch off 4.10-rcX as I have more patches to platform/chrome and Atmel touchscreen driver depending on it. > > v3: > - fix memory leak in property_copy_string_array() pointed out by Mika > Westerberg > > 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 | 222 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- > drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c | 16 +++- > include/linux/i2c.h | 3 + > include/linux/property.h | 19 ++-- > 4 files changed, 171 insertions(+), 89 deletions(-) > > Thanks. > > -- > Dmitry > -- 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
