Re: [PATCH v3 00/13] software node: add support for reference properties

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

On Monday, September 9, 2019 10:15:44 AM CEST Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> These series implement "references" properties for software nodes as true
> properties, instead of managing them completely separately.
> 
> The first 10 patches are generic cleanups and consolidation and unification
> of the existing code; patch #11 implements PROPERTY_EMTRY_REF() and friends;
> patch #12 converts the user of references to the property syntax, and patch
> #13 removes the remains of references as entities that are managed
> separately.
> 
> Changes in v3:
> - added various cleanups before implementing reference properties
> 
> Changes in v2:
> - reworked code so that even single-entry reference properties are
>   stored as arrays (i.e. the software_node_ref_args instances are
>   not part of property_entry structure) to avoid size increase.
>   From user's POV nothing is changed, one can still use PROPERTY_ENTRY_REF
>   macro to define reference "inline".
> - dropped unused DEV_PROP_MAX
> - rebased on linux-next
> 
> Dmitry Torokhov (13):
>   software node: remove DEV_PROP_MAX
>   software node: clean up property_copy_string_array()
>   software node: get rid of property_set_pointer()
>   software node: simplify property_get_pointer()
>   software node: remove property_entry_read_uNN_array functions
>   software node: unify PROPERTY_ENTRY_XXX macros
>   software node: simplify property_entry_read_string_array()
>   software node: introduce PROPERTY_ENTRY_ARRAY_XXX_LEN()
>   efi/apple-properties: use PROPERTY_ENTRY_U8_ARRAY_LEN
>   software node: rename is_array to is_inline
>   software node: implement reference properties
>   platform/x86: intel_cht_int33fe: use inline reference properties
>   software node: remove separate handling of references
> 
>  drivers/base/swnode.c                    | 243 +++++++----------------
>  drivers/firmware/efi/apple-properties.c  |   8 +-
>  drivers/platform/x86/intel_cht_int33fe.c |  81 ++++----
>  include/linux/property.h                 | 154 +++++++-------
>  4 files changed, 198 insertions(+), 288 deletions(-)

I think that this is still relevant, so can you please resend it with a CC
to linux-acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?  It would be much easier to handle for me then.