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

Len Brown
2004-08-09T16:59:16Z

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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;
}