Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/8] ACPI: processor: export necessary interfaces

[Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 01:43:01PM +0800, Tian, Kevin wrote:
> > From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk [mailto:konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 5:34 AM
> > 
> > On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 12:20:57PM -0500, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> > > From: Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > This patch export some necessary functions which parse processor
> > > power management information. The Xen ACPI processor driver uses them.
> > 
> > I was wondering if it could be done by moving a bunch of these
> > functions in the processor_perflib.c, but there is a lot of code
> > that would have to be moved. Way too much.
> > 
> > Perhaps another, and a nicer way would be to:
> > 
> >  1). Create a processor_driver_lib.c which would have the "generic" code
> >  2). In the processor_driver just keep the essential notifications, andk
> >      the hotplug code
> >  3). The introduce the other user of the acpi_processor_[add|remove|notify]
> >      calls as a seperate library?
> > 
> > Thoughts?
> 
> that's a cleaner approach in the long term view IMO, though it incurs more 
> changes
> into current code base. 

Well, upstream kernels are focused on the long term view. So that sounds
like agreement.
> 
> Thanks
> Kevin
> 
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Yu Ke <ke.yu@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Tian Kevin <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Tang Liang <liang.tang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c  |   11 +++--------
> > >  drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c |    4 ++--
> > >  include/acpi/processor.h         |   10 +++++++++-
> > >  3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c 
> > > b/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
> > > index 9d7bc9f..211c078 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
> > > @@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Paul Diefenbaugh");
> > >  MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ACPI Processor Driver");
> > >  MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> > >
> > > -static int acpi_processor_add(struct acpi_device *device);
> > > -static int acpi_processor_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
> > > -static void acpi_processor_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event);
> > >  static acpi_status acpi_processor_hotadd_init(acpi_handle handle, int
> > *p_cpu);
> > >  static int acpi_processor_handle_eject(struct acpi_processor *pr);
> > >
> > > @@ -378,7 +375,7 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_info(struct acpi_device
> > *device)
> > >
> > >  static DEFINE_PER_CPU(void *, processor_device_array);
> > >
> > > -static void acpi_processor_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event)
> > > +void acpi_processor_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event)
> > >  {
> > >   struct acpi_processor *pr = acpi_driver_data(device);
> > >   int saved;
> > > @@ -442,7 +439,7 @@ static struct notifier_block acpi_cpu_notifier =
> > >       .notifier_call = acpi_cpu_soft_notify,
> > >  };
> > >
> > > -static int __cpuinit acpi_processor_add(struct acpi_device *device)
> > > +int __cpuinit acpi_processor_add(struct acpi_device *device)
> > >  {
> > >   struct acpi_processor *pr = NULL;
> > >   int result = 0;
> > > @@ -545,7 +542,7 @@ err_free_cpumask:
> > >   return result;
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -static int acpi_processor_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
> > > +int acpi_processor_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
> > >  {
> > >   struct acpi_processor *pr = NULL;
> > >
> > > @@ -758,7 +755,6 @@ static int acpi_processor_handle_eject(struct
> > acpi_processor *pr)
> > >  }
> > >  #endif
> > >
> > > -static
> > >  void acpi_processor_install_hotplug_notify(void)
> > >  {
> > >  #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_CPU
> > > @@ -771,7 +767,6 @@ void acpi_processor_install_hotplug_notify(void)
> > >   register_hotcpu_notifier(&acpi_cpu_notifier);
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -static
> > >  void acpi_processor_uninstall_hotplug_notify(void)
> > >  {
> > >  #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_CPU
> > > diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c 
> > > b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
> > > index 85b3237..22c6195 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
> > > @@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static int
> > acpi_processor_get_performance_states(struct acpi_processor *pr)
> > >   return result;
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -static int acpi_processor_get_performance_info(struct acpi_processor *pr)
> > > +int acpi_processor_get_performance_info(struct acpi_processor *pr)
> > >  {
> > >   int result = 0;
> > >   acpi_status status = AE_OK;
> > > @@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ int acpi_processor_notify_smm(struct module
> > *calling_module)
> > >
> > >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_processor_notify_smm);
> > >
> > > -static int acpi_processor_get_psd(struct acpi_processor  *pr)
> > > +int acpi_processor_get_psd(struct acpi_processor *pr)
> > >  {
> > >   int result = 0;
> > >   acpi_status status = AE_OK;
> > > diff --git a/include/acpi/processor.h b/include/acpi/processor.h
> > > index 610f6fb..12657bb 100644
> > > --- a/include/acpi/processor.h
> > > +++ b/include/acpi/processor.h
> > > @@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ extern void
> > acpi_processor_unregister_performance(struct
> > >           if a _PPC object exists, rmmod is disallowed then */
> > >  int acpi_processor_notify_smm(struct module *calling_module);
> > >
> > > +void acpi_processor_install_hotplug_notify(void);
> > > +void acpi_processor_uninstall_hotplug_notify(void);
> > > +
> > > +int acpi_processor_add(struct acpi_device *device);
> > > +int acpi_processor_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
> > > +void acpi_processor_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event);
> > >  /* for communication between multiple parts of the processor kernel
> > module */
> > >  DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct acpi_processor *, processors);
> > >  extern struct acpi_processor_errata errata;
> > > @@ -278,7 +284,9 @@ static inline void
> > acpi_processor_ffh_cstate_enter(struct acpi_processor_cx
> > >  void acpi_processor_ppc_init(void);
> > >  void acpi_processor_ppc_exit(void);
> > >  int acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed(struct acpi_processor *pr, int
> > event_flag);
> > > -extern int acpi_processor_get_bios_limit(int cpu, unsigned int *limit);
> > > +int acpi_processor_get_performance_info(struct acpi_processor *pr);
> > > +int acpi_processor_get_psd(struct acpi_processor *pr);
> > > +int acpi_processor_get_bios_limit(int cpu, unsigned int *limit);
> > >  #else
> > >  static inline void acpi_processor_ppc_init(void)
> > >  {
> > > --
> > > 1.7.7.3
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