From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andy Shevchenko Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/8] uuid: convert users to generic UUID API Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:07:27 +0300 Message-ID: <1459854447.12843.13.camel@linux.intel.com> References: <1459776610-68469-1-git-send-email-andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> <20160404164020.9a3529e6e247aac6ec114fff@linux-foundation.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20160404164020.9a3529e6e247aac6ec114fff-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-api-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Andrew Morton Cc: Arnd Bergmann , Theodore Ts'o , Matt Fleming , Rasmus Villemoes , linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-efi@vger.kernel.org On Mon, 2016-04-04 at 16:40 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: > On Mon,=C2=A0=C2=A04 Apr 2016 16:30:02 +0300 Andy Shevchenko @linux.intel.com> wrote: >=20 > >=20 > > There are few functions here and there along with type definitions > > that provide > > UUID API. This series consolidates everything under one hood and > > converts > > current users. > Well.=C2=A0=C2=A0It converts two current users. >=20 > There are many references to "uuid" in the tree.=C2=A0=C2=A0How many = sites > could > potentially benefit from this change? The big chunk is ACPI [1] though Rafael pointed out to some type dereferencing he didn't get [2]. (By the way there is already use of such in ACPI code from 2010: drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c). That's why I postponed that change. [1]=C2=A0http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-acpi/msg63811.html [2]=C2=A0http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-acpi/msg63854.html >=20 > >=20 > > This has been tested for a while internally, however it doesn't > > mean we covered > > all possible cases (especially accuracy of UUID constants after > > conversion). > > So, please test this as much as you can and provide your tag. We > > appreciate the > > effort. > I'm not sure who this series was aimed at but I saw "lib" and grabbed > it.=C2=A0=C2=A0I'll await Matt's ack. Yes, this is lib/ stuff, I hope the rest would provide Ack. --=20 Andy Shevchenko Intel Finland Oy