From: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de>
To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>,
Linux ACPI <linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>,
Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@kernel.org>,
Hans de Goede <hansg@kernel.org>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Linux PM <linux-pm@vger.kernel.org>,
Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 07/10] ACPI: thermal: Use cooling device parent for thermal zone binding
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:20:31 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8b0aaee6-9ea7-4c0a-a592-573b4efe1a69@gmx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9672996.CDJkKcVGEf@rafael.j.wysocki>
Am 11.09.26 um 15:05 schrieb Rafael J. Wysocki:
> From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
>
> The ACPI thermal zone .should_bind() callback function,
> acpi_thermal_should_bind_cdev(), expects the given cooling device's
> devdata to point to an ACPI device object whose ACPI handle should be
> compared with ACPI handles in a list associated with the given trip
> point. That is not particularly straightforward and it effectively
> requires the drivers of ACPI cooling devices to populate the devdata
> with addresses of the ACPI companions of the devices they bind to.
> Consequently, the devdata cannot be used by the driver for its own
> needs which is its intended purpose.
>
> That can be overcome with the help of the observation that the
> ACPI device objects to be matched against the lists of ACPI handles
> associated with trip points are in fact the ACPI companions of the
> parents of cooling devices. Thus instead of using the given cooling
> device's devdata, it is sufficient to obtain the ACPI handle of its
> parent and compare that ACPI handle with the ones in the list
> associated with the given trip point.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
> ---
> drivers/acpi/thermal.c | 13 +++++++------
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
> index dd7666c176a0..dea28d674407 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
> @@ -564,17 +564,18 @@ static bool acpi_thermal_should_bind_cdev(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
> struct cooling_spec *c)
> {
> struct acpi_thermal_trip *acpi_trip = trip->priv;
> - struct acpi_device *cdev_adev = cdev->devdata;
> + struct device *parent = cdev->device.parent;
> + acpi_handle parent_handle;
> int i;
>
> - /* Skip critical and hot trips. */
> - if (!acpi_trip)
> + /* Skip critical and hot trips and parentless cooling devices. */
> + if (!acpi_trip || !parent)
> return false;
>
> - for (i = 0; i < acpi_trip->devices.count; i++) {
> - acpi_handle handle = acpi_trip->devices.handles[i];
> + parent_handle = ACPI_HANDLE(parent);
>
Please check parent_handle for NULL here so we can return early. With this being fixed:
Reviewed-by: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de>
> - if (acpi_fetch_acpi_dev(handle) == cdev_adev)
> + for (i = 0; i < acpi_trip->devices.count; i++) {
> + if (acpi_trip->devices.handles[i] == parent_handle)
> return true;
> }
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-11 21:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-11 13:00 [PATCH v1 00/10] ACPI: thermal: Register thermal class cooling devices under parents Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 13:00 ` [PATCH v1 01/10] ACPI: fan: Fix memory leak due to leftover devm_kcalloc() argument Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 16:29 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-09-12 13:48 ` Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel)
2026-09-11 21:01 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 13:01 ` [PATCH v1 02/10] ACPI: video: Fix backlight unregistration ordering Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 16:27 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-09-11 16:35 ` Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel)
2026-09-11 21:02 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 13:02 ` [PATCH v1 03/10] thermal: core: Introduce thermal_cooling_device_create() Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 21:04 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 13:02 ` [PATCH v1 04/10] ACPI: processor: thermal: Use thermal_cooling_device_create() Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 16:32 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-09-11 16:36 ` Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel)
2026-09-11 16:46 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-09-11 17:01 ` Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel)
2026-09-11 18:06 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-09-11 21:14 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-13 8:15 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-09-13 10:28 ` Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel)
2026-09-11 21:11 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 13:03 ` [PATCH v1 05/10] ACPI: video: " Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 21:16 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 13:04 ` [PATCH v1 06/10] ACPI: fan: " Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 21:17 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 13:05 ` [PATCH v1 07/10] ACPI: thermal: Use cooling device parent for thermal zone binding Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 16:36 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-09-11 16:41 ` Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel)
2026-09-11 21:20 ` Armin Wolf [this message]
2026-09-11 13:05 ` [PATCH v1 08/10] ACPI: processor: thermal: Use more suitable cooling device data Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 21:22 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 13:06 ` [PATCH v1 09/10] ACPI: fan: Store ACPI device pointer in struct acpi_fan Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 21:25 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 13:07 ` [PATCH v1 10/10] ACPI: fan: Use more suitable cooling device data Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 21:26 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 21:35 ` [PATCH v1 00/10] ACPI: thermal: Register thermal class cooling devices under parents Armin Wolf
2026-09-12 13:34 ` Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel)
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