Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 6 Jan 2005 10:57:31 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/4]Bind physical devices with ACPI devices - take 2 |
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Hi!
> > It looks like some device drivers scribble on dev->platform_data; > > and we need to fix those drivers before deploying this patch. > > Alternatively, we could add a new field to struct device, > > but then we'd probably never get rid of it... > Yep, this is a big problem. According to the comments in the source > file, it's designed for firmware such as ACPI, but some drivers misused > it. A search shows there are many such drivers. Fixing the drivers is a > pain for me.
It is easy: remove the field for release or two, then readd it with your patch. Pavel -- People were complaining that M$ turns users into beta-testers... ...jr ghea gurz vagb qrirybcref, naq gurl frrz gb yvxr vg gung jnl! - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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