On Fri, 20 Oct 2023, Armin Wolf wrote: > This patch series contains preparations for fixing the WMI reprobing > issue discussed here: > > https://lkml.kernel.org/1252c8fb-8d5f-98ad-b24a-5fabec2e1c8b@xxxxxx > > It mainly aims to decouple some parts of the WMI subsystem from the > wmi_block_list, which is going to get replaced in the future. It also > fixes some issues, like a probe failure when failing to register WMI > devices and a potential issue when opening the wmi char device. > > The changes where tested on a Dell Inspiron 3505, a Lenovo E51-80, > a Acer Aspire E1-731 and a Asus PRIME B650-Plus motherboard and appear > to work, but additional feedback especially on the third patch > is appreciated. > > Changes since v2: > - Drop already merged first patch > - break the paragraphs of the second patch with an empty line > > Armin Wolf (5): > platform/x86: wmi: Decouple probe deferring from wmi_block_list > platform/x86: wmi: Fix refcounting of WMI devices in legacy functions > platform/x86: wmi: Fix probe failure when failing to register WMI > devices > platform/x86: wmi: Fix opening of char device > platform/x86: wmi: Decouple WMI device removal from wmi_block_list > > drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c | 263 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------- > 1 file changed, 157 insertions(+), 106 deletions(-) I've now applied these into review-ilpo branch. I adjusted the long blocks of text in the changelogs. In the future, if you have a changelog that is longer than ~4 lines, please try to split the problem description and solution into separate paragraphs as it makes the changelog less heavy to read. -- i.
