Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: Use bool for str_supported() parameter

On Thu, 6 Aug 2026, Thorsten Blum wrote:

> Make str_supported() take a bool, define it inline, and return string
> literals directly. Use a single inline definition for both debug and
> non-debug builds.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <[email protected]>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/thinkpad_acpi.c | 18 ++++++------------
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/thinkpad_acpi.c
> index 445e1403308e..022353f95cab 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/thinkpad_acpi.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/thinkpad_acpi.c
> @@ -448,11 +448,14 @@ do {									\
>  		       __func__, ##arg);				\
>  } while (0)
>  
> +static inline const char * __init str_supported(bool is_supported)
> +{
> +	return is_supported ? "supported" : "not supported";
> +}

This certainly looks something that should be in linux/string_choices.h. 
I'm pretty surprised it isn't already there actually.

Not sure about how to name it though, str_supported_not_supported() a bit 
repetitive. Andy?

-- 
 i.

> +
>  #ifdef CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI_DEBUG
>  #define vdbg_printk dbg_printk
> -static const char *str_supported(int is_supported);
>  #else
> -static inline const char *str_supported(int is_supported) { return ""; }
>  #define vdbg_printk(a_dbg_level, format, arg...)	\
>  	do { if (0) no_printk(format, ##arg); } while (0)
>  #endif
> @@ -5798,7 +5801,7 @@ static int __init led_init(struct ibm_init_struct *iibm)
>  	}
>  
>  	vdbg_printk(TPACPI_DBG_INIT, "LED commands are %s, mode %d\n",
> -		str_supported(led_supported), led_supported);
> +		str_supported(led_supported != TPACPI_LED_NONE), led_supported);
>  
>  	if (led_supported == TPACPI_LED_NONE)
>  		return -ENODEV;
> @@ -11515,15 +11518,6 @@ static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_dir;
>  
>  static bool force_load;
>  
> -#ifdef CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI_DEBUG
> -static const char * __init str_supported(int is_supported)
> -{
> -	static char text_unsupported[] __initdata = "not supported";
> -
> -	return (is_supported) ? &text_unsupported[4] : &text_unsupported[0];
> -}
> -#endif /* CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI_DEBUG */
> -
>  static struct dentry *tpacpi_dbg;
>  static void tpacpi_debugfs_init(void)
>  {
>