Re: [PATCH v5 2/5] powercap/drivers/dtpm: Create a registering system

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Apr 01 2021 - 02:03:22 EST


On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 10:46:48PM +0200, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
>
> Hi Greg,
>
> On 31/03/2021 20:06, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 01:00:45PM +0200, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> >> +struct dtpm *dtpm_lookup(const char *name);
> >> +
> >> +int dtpm_add(const char *name, struct dtpm *dtpm);
> >> +
> >> +void dtpm_del(const char *name);
> >
> > You can not add new kernel apis that have no user. How do you know if
> > they actually work or not? We have no idea as we do not see anyone
> > using them :(
> >
> > So no need to add things with no user, feel free to just drop this patch
> > until you have one.
>
> I've sent a couple of patches [1] on top of the previous series. I'm
> finishing to respin it against this new one.
>
> -- Daniel
>
> [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/3/12/1514

Please use lore.kernel.org, we do not control lkml and it has been down
in the past and it's impossible to reply from.

Please always provide a user of a function in the patch series,
otherwise you will end up with comments like mine above.

thanks,

greg k-h