> > An SMBIOS buffer pointer does not need to be returned by > > dell_smbios_send_request(), because SMBIOS call results are stored in > > the buffer passed as input. > > This should come before 6/16, update the commit message to reflect the module > exported buffer (not the one passed as input), or possibly just merge this patch > and 6/16 as correcting the use of SMBIOS buffer within the module. I have only now noticed that I phrased the commit message for this patch rather unfortunately as it inappropriately conveyed my reasoning. What I meant by "the buffer passed as input" was not "the buffer passed as an argument to dell_smbios_send_request()", but rather "the buffer passed to the SMI handler". In other words, there is no reason to return a buffer from dell_smbios_send_request(), because each caller will simply find their output in the same buffer they used to provide input (no matter whether the latter is passed as a function argument or accessed using a module-wide variable). Anyway, as even the above explanation is hardly a stellar demonstration of clarity, I believe your idea of resolving this issue may simply be the best one, thanks. -- Best regards, Michał Kępień -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe platform-driver-x86" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
