kernel/linux.git/drivers/acpi/ac.c, branch linux-7.1.y

ACPI: driver: Check ACPI_COMPANION() against NULL during probe

2026-05-11T16:50:06+00:00

Since every platform driver can be forced to match a device that doesn't match its list of device IDs because of device_match_driver_override(), platform drivers that rely on the existence of a device's ACPI companion object should verify its presence. Accordingly, add requisite ACPI_COMPANION() or ACPI_HANDLE() checks against NULL to 13 platform drivers handling core ACPI devices. Also change the value returned by the ACPI thermal zone driver when the device's ACPI companion is not present to -ENODEV for consistency with the other drivers. Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki Reviewed-by: Hans de Goede Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko Link: https://patch.msgid.link/4516068.ejJDZkT8p0@rafael.j.wysocki Cc: 7.0+ # 7.0+

ACPI: AC: Define ACPI_AC_CLASS in one place

2026-03-13T15:48:28+00:00

The ACPI_AC_CLASS symbol is defined in several places in the same way which is rather unfortunate. Instead, define it in one common header file (acpi_bus.h) so that it is accessible to all of its users. No intentional functional impact. Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki Reviewed-by: Ilpo Järvinen Link: https://patch.msgid.link/6163384.MhkbZ0Pkbq@rafael.j.wysocki

ACPI: driver: Do not set acpi_device_class() unnecessarily

2026-03-13T15:48:26+00:00

Several core ACPI device drivers set acpi_device_class() for the given struct acpi_device to whatever they like, but that value is never used unless the driver itself uses it and, sadly, they neglect to clear it on remove. Since the only one of them still using acpi_device_class() after previous changes is the button driver, update the others to stop setting it in vain. Also drop the related device class sybmols that become redundant. Since the ACPI button driver continues to use acpi_device_class(), make it clear the struct field represented by acpi_device_class() in its remove callback. No intentional functional impact. Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki Link: https://patch.msgid.link/3706295.iIbC2pHGDl@rafael.j.wysocki

ACPI: driver: Avoid using pnp.device_class for netlink handling

2026-03-13T15:48:25+00:00

Update several core ACPI device drivers that use acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event() for generating netlink messages to pass a string literal as its first argument instead of a pointer to pnp.device_class in a given struct acpi_device, which will allow them to avoid initializing the pnp.device_class field in the future. The ACPI button driver that uses different acpi_device_class() values for different button types will still pass it to acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(), but update it to use the acpi_device_class() macro instead of open coding the pointer access path. No intentional functional impact. Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki Link: https://patch.msgid.link/7944022.EvYhyI6sBW@rafael.j.wysocki

ACPI: event: Redefine acpi_notifier_call_chain()

2026-03-13T15:48:24+00:00

Notice that acpi_notifier_call_chain() only uses its device argument to retrieve the pnp.device_class and pnp.bus_id values from there, so it can be redefined to take pointers to those two strings as parameters istead of a struct acpi_device pointer. That allows all of its callers to pass a string literal as its first argument, so they won't need to initialize pnp.device_class in struct acpi_device objects operated by them any more, and its signature becomes more similar to acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event() then. Update the code as per the above. No intentional functional impact. Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki Link: https://patch.msgid.link/2056097.PYKUYFuaPT@rafael.j.wysocki

ACPI: driver: Do not set acpi_device_name() unnecessarily

2026-03-13T15:48:23+00:00

ACPI drivers usually set acpi_device_name() for the given struct acpi_device to whatever they like, but that value is never used unless the driver itself uses it and, quite unfortunately, drivers neglect to clear it on remove. Some drivers use it for printing messages or initializing the names of subordinate devices, but it is better to use string literals for that, especially if the given one is used just once. To eliminate unnecessary overhead related to acpi_device_name() handling, rework multiple core ACPI device drivers to stop setting acpi_device_name() for struct acpi_device objects manipulated by them and use a string literal instead of it where applicable. No intentional functional impact. Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki Link: https://patch.msgid.link/10840483.nUPlyArG6x@rafael.j.wysocki

ACPI: AC: Get rid of unnecessary declarations

2026-03-09T19:16:42+00:00

Drop unnecessary forward declarations of 4 functions and move the SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS() definition after the definition of the resume callback function. No intentional functional impact. Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki Link: https://patch.msgid.link/3757869.R56niFO833@rafael.j.wysocki

Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument

2026-02-22T01:09:51+00:00

This was done entirely with mindless brute force, using git grep -l '\

treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types

2026-02-21T09:02:28+00:00

This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union object instances: Single allocations: kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...) Array allocations: kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...) Flex array allocations: kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...) (where TYPE may also be *VAR) The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning "TYPE *". Signed-off-by: Kees Cook

ACPI: Switch back to struct platform_driver::remove()

2024-11-12T20:30:30+00:00

After commit 0edb555a65d1 ("platform: Make platform_driver::remove() return void") .remove() is (again) the right callback to implement for platform drivers. Convert all platform drivers below drivers/acpi to use .remove(), with the eventual goal to drop struct platform_driver::remove_new(). As .remove() and .remove_new() have the same prototypes, conversion is done by just changing the structure member name in the driver initializer. Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König Link: https://patch.msgid.link/9ee1a9813f53698be62aab9d810b2d97a2a9f186.1731397722.git.u.kleine-koenig@baylibre.com [ rjw: Subject edit ] Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki