Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: intel_cht_int33fe: Work around BIOS bug on some devices

[Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>]

Hi,

On 14-08-17 22:45, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 11:14 PM, Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> wrote:
>> At least one BIOS enumerates the max17047 both through the INT33FE ACPI
>> device (it is right there in the resources table) as well as through a
>> separate MAX17047 device.
>>
>> This commit checks for the max17047 already being enumerated through
>> a separate MAX17047 ACPI device and if so it uses the i2c-client
>> instantiated for this and attaches the device-props for the max17047 to
>> that i2c-client.
> 
>> +int cht_int33fe_check_for_max17047(struct device *dev, void *data)
>> +{
>> +       const char *name = dev_name(dev);
>> +       struct i2c_client **max17047 = data;
>> +
>> +       if (name && strcmp(name, "i2c-MAX17047:00") == 0) {
> 
> Can we stop using bad practice of comparing against _instance_?
> If device is suppose to be single in the system, wouldn't _HID be enough?

Yes _HID would be enough, but that takes some extra code with little
gain IMHO, we are effectively checking the HID here as that is where
the device-name comes from.

Anyways if you strongly prefer a HID check I can do a v2 doing that
either way let me know.

Regards,

Hans



> 
>> +               *max17047 = to_i2c_client(dev);
>> +               return 1;
>> +       }
>> +
>> +       return 0;
>> +}
> 
>