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Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on Dell machines

From Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@gmail.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on Dell machines
Date 2017-01-04 11:00 +0100
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On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 10:39 PM, Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> With Michał we already discussed about it, see emails. Basically you can
> enable/disable kernel modules at compile time or blacklist at runtime
> (or even chose what will be compiled into vmlinux and what as external
> .ko module). Some distributions blacklist i2c-i801.ko module...

But you understand that any of compile/not compile is not an option, right?
The case which we face will be both of them, if possible, will be
compiled as modules.

Blacklisting means making your problem the actual user's one. Not good.

> And
> there can be also problem with initialization of i2c-i801 driver (fix is
> in commit a7ae81952cda, but does not have to work at every time!). So
> that move on whitelisted machines can potentially cause disappearance of
> /dev/freefall and users will not have hdd protection which is currently
> working.


-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko

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Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> - 2017-01-03 19:40 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on Dell machines Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> - 2017-01-03 20:00 +0100
    RE: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on Dell  machines <Mario.Limonciello@dell.com> - 2017-01-03 20:10 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> - 2017-01-03 20:50 +0100
      Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on Dell machines Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> - 2017-01-03 21:10 +0100
        Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> - 2017-01-03 21:40 +0100
          Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on Dell machines Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> - 2017-01-03 21:50 +0100
            Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> - 2017-01-03 22:10 +0100
              Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> - 2017-01-04 09:20 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com> - 2017-01-04 10:10 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> - 2017-01-04 10:20 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com> - 2017-01-04 11:20 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> - 2017-01-04 11:30 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com> - 2017-01-04 11:40 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> - 2017-01-04 12:30 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> - 2017-01-04 13:10 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com> - 2017-01-04 14:10 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> - 2017-01-04 17:10 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com> - 2017-01-04 18:40 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Wolfram Sang <wsa@the-dreams.de> - 2017-01-04 18:50 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> - 2017-01-04 19:00 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com> - 2017-01-04 23:00 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> - 2017-01-04 23:10 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> - 2017-01-04 23:10 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Wolfram Sang <wsa@the-dreams.de> - 2017-01-04 23:10 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> - 2017-01-04 23:10 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: do not enable fall back to Host Notify by default kbuild test robot <lkp@intel.com> - 2017-01-05 03:30 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: do not enable fall back to Host Notify by default kbuild test robot <lkp@intel.com> - 2017-01-05 03:30 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> - 2017-01-05 10:00 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com> - 2017-01-05 10:30 +0100
              Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de> - 2017-01-04 20:10 +0100
            Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on Dell machines Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@gmail.com> - 2017-01-04 11:00 +0100
              Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com> - 2017-01-04 11:30 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> - 2017-01-04 12:40 +0100
                Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com> - 2017-01-04 13:40 +0100
      Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com> - 2017-01-03 22:40 +0100
        Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> - 2017-01-04 07:40 +0100
          Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> - 2017-01-04 10:30 +0100
          Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com> - 2017-01-04 10:30 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on Dell machines Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@gmail.com> - 2017-01-03 21:30 +0100

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