On Thu, Mar 01, 2018 at 08:54:31PM +0000, mario.limoncie...@dell.com wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Darren Hart [mailto:dvh...@infradead.org] > > Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2018 11:49 AM > > To: Limonciello, Mario <mario_limoncie...@dell.com> > > Cc: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevche...@gmail.com>; pali.ro...@gmail.com; > > LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>; platform-driver-...@vger.kernel.org > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] platform/x86: dell-smbios: Link all > > dell-smbios-* > > modules together > > > > On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 12:23:04PM -0600, Mario Limonciello wrote: > > > Some race conditions were raised due to dell-smbios and its backends > > > not being ready by the time that a consumer would call one of the > > > exported methods. > > > > > > To avoid this problem, guarantee that all initialization has been > > > done by linking them all together and running init for them all. > > > > > > As part of this change the Kconfig needs to be adjusted so that > > > CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS_SMM and CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS_WMI are boolean > > > rather than modules. > > > > > > CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS is a visually selectable option again and both > > > CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS_WMI and CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS_SMM are optional. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limoncie...@dell.com> > > > --- > > > Changes from v2: > > > * Move rest of #ifdef out of source files > > > * Only compile units as necessary > > > > > > drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig | 11 ++++++++--- > > > drivers/platform/x86/Makefile | 4 ++-- > > > drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-base.c | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++- > > > drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-smm.c | 18 ++++-------------- > > > drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-wmi.c | 14 ++++---------- > > > drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.h | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++- > > > 6 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig > > > index 9a8f964..0c0897e 100644 > > > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig > > > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig > > > @@ -106,10 +106,15 @@ config ASUS_LAPTOP > > > If you have an ACPI-compatible ASUS laptop, say Y or M here. > > > > > > config DELL_SMBIOS > > > - tristate > > > + tristate "Dell SMBIOS driver" > > > + ---help--- > > > + This provides support for the Dell SMBIOS calling interface. > > > + If you have a Dell computer you should enable this option. > > > + > > > + Be sure to select at least one backend for it to work properly. > > > > In order to make the default sane, I would suggest making the above a menu > > (default n), nesting the two options below, and making WMI a default=y. This > > satisfies Linus' requirement by defaulting everything to n, but enables a > > sane > > default IFF the DELL_SMBIOS menu is enabled. > > > > Alternatively, all of the above can be put under the "Dell Extras" menu I > > proposed, and DELL_SMBIOS can default to m and DELL_SMBIOS_WMI can default > > to y. > > I'm on board with moving everything to a Dell extras menu. There are so many > drivers now, it really seems like the best way to make sure that people get > them. > > You'll have to actively go out of your way to turn off one of the sub-drivers > then > to get into the situation that was described. > > Since you did the original patch for dell extras nested in a mail would you > mind > sending that as a follow up second patch on top of my patch? > > I think it's probably too much to do it all in this same patch itself.
Yup, easier for me to wrangle that all on my end. I'll look at your 3 again with that in mind and let you know if I think any changes are needed, or just update mine to apply on top. -- Darren Hart VMware Open Source Technology Center
