From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.2 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED,USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDB35C352A9 for ; Thu, 26 Sep 2019 17:47:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F03B222CE for ; Thu, 26 Sep 2019 17:47:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727908AbfIZRr5 (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:47:57 -0400 Received: from mga09.intel.com ([134.134.136.24]:54146 "EHLO mga09.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1727794AbfIZRr5 (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:47:57 -0400 X-Amp-Result: UNKNOWN X-Amp-Original-Verdict: FILE UNKNOWN X-Amp-File-Uploaded: False Received: from fmsmga001.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.23]) by orsmga102.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 26 Sep 2019 10:47:56 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.64,552,1559545200"; d="scan'208";a="203907123" Received: from smile.fi.intel.com (HELO smile) ([10.237.68.40]) by fmsmga001.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 26 Sep 2019 10:47:51 -0700 Received: from andy by smile with local (Exim 4.92.1) (envelope-from ) id 1iDXrp-00027m-Na; Thu, 26 Sep 2019 20:47:49 +0300 Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 20:47:49 +0300 From: "Shevchenko, Andriy" To: "Schmauss, Erik" Cc: Nikolaus Voss , "Rafael J. Wysocki" , "Moore, Robert" , Len Brown , Jacek Anaszewski , Pavel Machek , Dan Murphy , "linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org" , "devel@acpica.org" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "nv@vosn.de" Subject: Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: make acpi_load_table() return table index Message-ID: <20190926174749.GI32742@smile.fi.intel.com> References: <20190906174605.GY2680@smile.fi.intel.com> <20190912080742.24642-1-nikolaus.voss@loewensteinmedical.de> <20190926163528.GH32742@smile.fi.intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Organization: Intel Finland Oy - BIC 0357606-4 - Westendinkatu 7, 02160 Espoo User-Agent: Mutt/1.10.1 (2018-07-13) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 07:51:00PM +0300, Schmauss, Erik wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: linux-acpi-owner@vger.kernel.org > > On Behalf Of Shevchenko, Andriy > > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 9:35 AM > > To: Schmauss, Erik > > Cc: Nikolaus Voss ; Rafael J. Wysocki > > ; Moore, Robert ; Len Brown > > ; Jacek Anaszewski ; Pavel > > Machek ; Dan Murphy ; linux- > > acpi@vger.kernel.org; devel@acpica.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; > > nv@vosn.de > > Subject: Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: make acpi_load_table() return table index > > > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 07:09:05PM +0300, Schmauss, Erik wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Nikolaus Voss > > > > Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2019 1:08 AM > > > > To: Shevchenko, Andriy ; Schmauss, Erik > > > > ; Rafael J. Wysocki ; > > > > Moore, Robert > > > > Cc: Len Brown ; Jacek Anaszewski > > > > ; Pavel Machek ; Dan > > > > Murphy ; linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org; > > > > devel@acpica.org; linux- kernel@vger.kernel.org; nv@vosn.de; > > > > Nikolaus Voss > > > > Subject: [PATCH] ACPICA: make acpi_load_table() return table index > > > > > > > Hi Nikolaus, > > > > > > > For unloading an ACPI table, it is necessary to provide the index of the table. > > > > The method intended for dynamically loading or hotplug addition of > > > > tables, acpi_load_table(), should provide this information via an > > > > optional pointer to the loaded table index. > > > > > > We'll take this patch for ACPICA upstream > > > > Erik, > > > Hi Andy, > > > how about to have also counterpart to acpi_load_table() which will do what it's > > done now in acpi_configfs.c via acpi_tb_*() API? > > I should have given more details. We decided to add this extra parameter in AcpiLoadTable and > we're going to create an AcpiUnloadTable function that will take table index to unload the table (basically the acpi_tb_unload..). > Once we do this, you can use table indices with AcpiUnloadTable and AcpiLoadTable. Sounds like what we discussed with Nikolaus earlier [1]. Thanks! [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-acpi/20190924120734.GT2680@smile.fi.intel.com/ -- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko