From: mkrameshid <mkrameshid@gmail.com>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Calling PnP bios routines like get device node from x86_84 arch
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:18:53 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <46E6B8E5.2030405@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070911105108.6d68a347@the-village.bc.nu>
Can I call the BIOS function using ACPI . I didn't work on it.
If I asked a silly question please for give me. I am very new to this.
-MKR
Alan Cox wrote:
>> Actually I want to call the BIOS run time functions as per the
>> PNPBIOSSpecification-v1.0a (attached).
>>
>
> We use ACPI for x86_64, which means you need to use the ACPI methods not
> the PnPBIOS ones. PnPBIOS isn't valid when ACPI is in use.
>
> Alan
>
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-09-11 10:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-09-10 15:06 Calling PnP bios routines like get device node from x86_84 arch PnP driver
2007-09-10 16:33 ` Alan Cox
2007-09-11 11:03 ` mkrameshid
2007-09-11 9:51 ` Alan Cox
2007-09-11 15:38 ` mkrameshid
2007-09-11 15:48 ` mkrameshid [this message]
2007-09-11 10:38 ` Alan Cox
2007-09-11 21:17 ` Calling PnP bios routines like get device node from x86_64 arch mkrameshid
2007-09-12 10:51 ` Calling PnP bios routines like get device node from x86_84 arch mkrameshid
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