Re: Fwd: [RFC/patch] ACPI in linux PnP layer

[Li Shaohua <shaohua.li-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 06:04, Andrew Grover wrote:
> Did anyone else see Matthieu's post to lkml a while back and were
> there any comments? Is this going to get applied, or if not why not?
> 
Yes, Andy. I'm working on enhancing Matthieu's driver, if he didn't mind
:). I have some ideas about the driver, such as D-state support, IRQ
usage (avoid link device use legacy devices' IRQ) and etc. 

Thanks,
Shaohua
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: castet.matthieu-GANU6spQydw@public.gmane.org <castet.matthieu-GANU6spQydw@public.gmane.org>
> Date: Sat,  4 Sep 2004 15:22:54 +0200
> Subject: [RFC/patch] ACPI in linux PnP layer
> To: linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have started to plug acpi in PnP layer.
> A first patch add the function acpi_driver_scan, that allow to call a
> function
> for each acpi device.
> I have to do that because acpi is load before PnP, and it can't add my
> function
> in acpi_bus_add (driver/acpi/scan.c).
> 
> The second patch is the PnP acpi driver.
> It parse possible and activated resources.
> It use acpi_register_gsi to activate irq (is that need ???)
> 
> Also there are no disable/set acpi resource support, nor ADDRESS
> resource
> support.
> 
> But it work well with drivers that work with pnpbios(parport, serial,
> ...).
> 
> What do you think of it ?
> Any comment ?
> 
> Matthieu
> 
> PS : please CC me since I'm not subscribed to lkml.
> 



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