Re: [PATCH v1 3/3] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: Add a comment about 0 in module_param_call()

From: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Date: Tue May 09 2017 - 13:03:11 EST


On Tue, 09 May 2017, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> As per discussion [1] there are only few users of module_param_call() in
> kernel which prevent to read module parameters back.
>
> It thinkpad_acpi driver there is even no method do so. Thus, for now,
> add just a comment to explain why 0 is used as permissions in
> module_param_call().
>
> [1]: https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/713245/
>
> Cc: Richard Weinberger <richard.weinberger@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
> index e6fbb2579dd9..f5bc888b2ef4 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
> @@ -9663,6 +9663,7 @@ module_param_named(enable, alsa_enable, bool, 0444);
> MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable, "Enable the ALSA interface for the ACPI EC Mixer");
> #endif /* CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI_ALSA_SUPPORT */
>
> +/* The module parameter can't be read back, that's why 0 is used here */
> #define TPACPI_PARAM(feature) \
> module_param_call(feature, set_ibm_param, NULL, NULL, 0); \
> MODULE_PARM_DESC(feature, "Simulates thinkpad-acpi procfs command at module load, see documentation")

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