Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] driver core: Provide device_match_acpi_handle() helper

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Wed Oct 13 2021 - 14:24:48 EST


On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 07:47:37PM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 7:18 PM Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > We have couple of users of this helper, make it available for them.
>
> "a couple"?

Yep.

> > EXPORT_SYMBOL(device_match_acpi_dev);
> >
> > +int device_match_acpi_handle(struct device *dev, const void *handle)
>
> Hmmm. Should the second arg be of type acpi_handle?

acpi_handle is not defined as struct and it means the header, where the
prototype is declared, will require acpi.h to be included. Besides that the
whole set of device_match_*() is done by the same prototype, so it can be used
in bus_find_device() calls.

> And doesn't this function belong to the ACPI core? It is related to
> acpi_bus_get_device() and such which are located there.

Same as above. I don't think so.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko