Re: [PATCH v4 16/16] ACPI / DSD: Document references, ports and endpoints

[Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>]

Hi Rafael,

Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 9:09 AM, Sakari Ailus
> <sakari.ailus-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> On 03/14/17 10:08, Sakari Ailus wrote:
>>> How about this instead:
>>>
>>> All port nodes are located under the device's "_DSD" node in the
>>> hierarchical data extension tree. The property extension related to
>>> each port node must contain the key "port" and an integer value which
>>> is the number of the port.
>>
>> So with matching strings instead of indices, this will change, too...
>
> It doesn't have to AFAICS, but the number is just redundant IMO.  You
> only need a boolean property saying "this is a port", so you know that
> you should expect a list of endpoints in that object.

No, it's not redundant. It's the number of the physical port in the 
device --- this is how the driver gets to know where the connection has 
been made.

-- 
Regards,

Sakari Ailus
sakari.ailus-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org
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