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platform/x86: topstar-laptop: Convert ACPI driver to a platform one
authorRafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:34:25 +0000 (15:34 +0100)
committerIlpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:50:10 +0000 (19:50 +0200)
commit3471415c8186f952b805c441d905d7033c23304a
tree0f579967b815306e61e17151d90deff8041faa30
parenta15d1839c77884ad08b72fe2e18d8df7b32c5c0f
platform/x86: topstar-laptop: Convert ACPI driver to a platform one

In all cases in which a struct acpi_driver is used for binding a driver
to an ACPI device object, a corresponding platform device is created by
the ACPI core and that device is regarded as a proper representation of
underlying hardware.  Accordingly, a struct platform_driver should be
used by driver code to bind to that device.  There are multiple reasons
why drivers should not bind directly to ACPI device objects [1].

Overall, it is better to bind drivers to platform devices than to their
ACPI companions, so convert the Topstar Laptop ACPI Extras driver from
an ACPI driver to a platform one.

While this is not expected to alter functionality, it changes sysfs
layout and so it will be visible to user space.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/2396510.ElGaqSPkdT@rafael.j.wysocki/
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/10834824.nUPlyArG6x@rafael.j.wysocki
Reviewed-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>
drivers/platform/x86/topstar-laptop.c