Re: [PATCH v1 00/10] ACPI: thermal: Register thermal class cooling devices under parents

[Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de>]

Am 11.09.26 um 15:00 schrieb Rafael J. Wysocki:

> Hi All,
>
> This series generally changes the way in which thermal class cooling devices
> are used by ACPI device drivers registering them (ACPI processor, ACPI fan,
> and ACPI video) and by the ACPI thermal zone device driver.
>
> First, it causes the thermal class cooling devices to be registered under
> parents in specific locations within the device hierarchy which allows
> their relationships with other devices to be recognized more easily.  It
> also drops custom sysfs attributes registered by the users of the thermal
> class cooling devices because they are not particularly useful any more
> when those devices get proper parents.
>
> Second, it modifies the ACPI thermal zone device driver to use thermal class
> cooling device parent information for binding cooling devices to trip points
> in thermal zones, which was previously done with the help of the devdata
> pointers of the cooling devices and effectively prevented drivers from using
> the devdata pointers for their own purposes as originally intended.
>
> Finally, it updates the ACPI processor and ACPI fan drivers to use the
> devdata pointers of thermal class cooling devices in a bit more efficient
> way.
>
> The first two patches in the series are preliminary fixes preventing
> Sashiko from reporting "pre-existing issues" in the subsequent patches.
>
> The third patch is a thermal core update allowing thermal class cooling
> devices to be registered under proper parents.
>
> The other patches update the ACPI processor, ACPI video, and ACPI fan
> drivers as per the above.
>
> The details are covered by individual patch changelogs.
>
> Thanks!

Nice patch series, it looks mostly good to me. Do you plan something similar for
thermal zones?

Thanks,
Armin Wolf