Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] libnvdimm: Don't use GUID APIs against raw buffer

[Dan Williams]

[ add Erik ]

On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 10:36 AM Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 05:37:54PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > Strictly speaking the comparison between guid_t and raw buffer
> > is not correct. Return to plain memcmp() since the data structures
> > haven't changed to use uuid_t / guid_t the current state of affairs
> > is inconsistent. Either it should be changed altogether or left
> > as is.
>
> Dan, please review this one as well. I think here you may agree with me.

You know, this is all a problem because ACPICA is using a raw buffer.

Erik, would it be possible to use the guid_t type in ACPICA? That
would allow NFIT to drop some ugly casts.