Re: [PATCH v1] platform/x86: wmi: Switch to use new generic UUID API

[Andy Lutomirski]

On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 8:27 AM, Andy Shevchenko
<andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 6:01 PM, Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On Aug 2, 2017, at 9:28 AM, Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> There are new types and helpers that are supposed to be used in new code.
>>>
>>> As a preparation to get rid of legacy types and API functions do
>>> the conversion here.
>>>
>>> While here, update Copyright to reflect this change along with previous
>>> one for the topic.
>
>>> struct guid_block {
>>> -    char guid[16];
>>> +    guid_t guid;
>>
>> NAK.  guid_block is a firmware interface, so opaque kernel types don't
>> belong in it.
>
> I f we leave this, what do you think about everything else?

Assuming it works, it's fine with me.  I'd be happy to test.

Keep in mind that this beast is a *little-endian* GUID abomination,
and I don't see generic conversion helpers.  Something might need to
be added.

--Andy