From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ducrot Bruno Subject: Re: ACPI trouble (AC module, etc.) with Toshiba 1115-S103 Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 23:22:01 +0100 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <20021213222201.GU4327@poup.poupinou.org> References: <20021210092357.GA29390@poup.poupinou.org> <20021211065826.5869.qmail@web14503.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20021211065826.5869.qmail-ugbtuMWqwv6A/QwVtaZbd3CJp6faPEW9@public.gmane.org> Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: NoZizzing OrDripping Cc: Ducrot Bruno , acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 10:58:26PM -0800, NoZizzing OrDripping wrote: > --- Ducrot Bruno wrote: ... > > OK, I went thru the process of creating a modified > ASL (diffs from the original attached) for this > laptop. > Basically, I cleaned up the original so that the > errors > from "iasl" went away. > > I now have a working AC module. > > This is a stopgap measure though, correct? The goal > should be for the Linux kernel to support the existing > AML in flash (the AML apparently comes from Microsoft) No, it come from your BIOS. Microsoft make only a interpreter for it, as for ACPI-CA. > on these laptops. The BIOS on these machines is about > as fresh as it gets (Nov, 2002). It seems to me that > the Intel ASL compiler and interpreter needs to be > changed/relaxed to accomodate what has become a > defacto > (de-gates-o) standard here. > > As a practical matter, I can't imagine non-programmer > types having to modify their ASL code to make Linux > work on their laptops, and I can't imagine that Ducrot > wants to be the single, worldwide point, for modified No, I don't want to. FreeBSD acpi team is good also for this stuff as well. > Would the ACPI developers be receptive if I made the > changes necessary to allow the kernel ACPI code to > accept the existing AML in my laptop as-is? It's up to Intel ACPI guy to decide, but if I were them, I will _not_ allow to do the same kind of bug as MS. Imagine if they have to program as a MS developper... -- Ducrot Bruno -- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? -- Don't know. Don't care. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility Learn to use your power at OSDN's High Performance Computing Channel http://hpc.devchannel.org/