[Fwd: [Fwd: patch to include a custom dsdt]]

[Len Brown <len.brown-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

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This looks handy.
comments?

thanks,
-Len


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--- linux-2.6.7/drivers/acpi/Kconfig.orig	2004-07-17 10:34:39.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.7/drivers/acpi/Kconfig	2004-07-17 10:28:11.000000000 +0200
@@ -204,6 +204,23 @@
 	  If you have a legacy free Toshiba laptop (such as the Libretto L1
 	  series), say Y.
 
+config ACPI_CUSTOM_TABLE
+	bool "Include Custom ACPI Table"
+	depends on X86
+	depends on ACPI_INTERPRETER
+	default ""
+	help
+	  Thist option is to load a custom acpi dsdt table, e.g. for buggy acpi 
+	  implementations like on DELL inspiron 5100
+
+config ACPI_CUSTOM_TABLE_FILE
+	string "Custom ACPI Table file to include"
+	depends on ACPI_CUSTOM_TABLE
+	default ""
+	help
+	  please enter the full path name to the file wich includes the AmlCode delclaration
+
+
 config ACPI_DEBUG
 	bool "Debug Statements"
 	depends on ACPI_INTERPRETER
--- linux-2.6.7/drivers/acpi/osl.c.orig	2004-07-17 08:39:55.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.7/drivers/acpi/osl.c	2004-07-17 10:31:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
     void		    *context;
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_TABLE
+#include CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_TABLE_FILE
+#endif
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_DEBUGGER
 #include <linux/kdb.h>
@@ -235,7 +238,14 @@
 	if (!existing_table || !new_table)
 		return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_TABLE
+	if (strncmp(existing_table->signature, "DSDT", 4) == 0)
+		*new_table = (struct acpi_table_header*)AmlCode;
+	else
+		*new_table = NULL;
+#else
 	*new_table = NULL;
+#endif
 	return AE_OK;
 }