On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 1:42 PM Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevche...@linux.intel.com> wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 01:08:06PM -0700, Dan Williams wrote: > > [ add Erik ] > > > > On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 10:36 AM Andy Shevchenko > > <andriy.shevche...@linux.intel.com> wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 05:37:54PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > > > > Strictly speaking the comparison between guid_t and raw buffer > > > > is not correct. Return to plain memcmp() since the data structures > > > > haven't changed to use uuid_t / guid_t the current state of affairs > > > > is inconsistent. Either it should be changed altogether or left > > > > as is. > > > > > > Dan, please review this one as well. I think here you may agree with me. > > > > You know, this is all a problem because ACPICA is using a raw buffer. > > And this is fine. It might be any other representation as well. > > > Erik, would it be possible to use the guid_t type in ACPICA? That > > would allow NFIT to drop some ugly casts. > > guid_t is internal kernel type. If we ever decide to deviate from the current > representation it wouldn't be possible in case a 3rd party is using it 1:1 > (via typedef or so).
I'm thinking something like ACPICA defining that space as a union with the correct typing just for Linux.
