Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] nvdimm: Add IOCTL pass thru functions

From: Dan Williams
Date: Fri Dec 11 2015 - 13:19:09 EST


On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 10:09 AM, Jerry Hoemann <jerry.hoemann@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 09, 2015 at 04:48:55PM -0800, Dan Williams wrote:
>> Yes, updating the acpi_evaluate_dsm() definition seems the best choice.
>>
>
> I have a patch for this. While not big (6 files), these files are
> outside of nvdimm and will have a two line of over a dozen reviewers/lists
> not previously reviewing this series.

For an acpi change no need to cc all those folks and lists. Just cc
the following for that change:

Bob Moore <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx>
Lv Zheng <lv.zheng@xxxxxxxxx>
Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
<linux-acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Why 6 files and not 2 for a prototype update? I wouldn't go touch
existing callers of acpi_evaluate_dsm() if they have been living with
the potential truncation all this time there's no need to change.

> Do you want me to send this patch as one of this series (w/ the
> extra reviewers?)

Yes, send that patch with the series so the acpi developers have the
context for what motivated the change.
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