From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ducrot Bruno Subject: apologizes (was Re: Re: thinkpad workaround v2.) Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 18:15:58 +0100 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <20030120171558.GL11487@poup.poupinou.org> References: <200301171947.54174.dom@wahuu.at> <200301201530.00303.dom@wahuu.at> <20030120144413.GD11487@poup.poupinou.org> <200301201554.13984.dom@wahuu.at> <20030120154043.GI11487@poup.poupinou.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030120154043.GI11487-j6u/t2rXLliUoIHC/UFpr9i2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org> Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: Andy Grover Cc: Dominik Bartenstein , acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 04:40:43PM +0100, Ducrot Bruno wrote: > On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 03:54:13PM +0100, Dominik Bartenstein wrote: > > Dear Bruno, > > > > that's the osl.c I use. I have just discovered that I compiled ACPI as modules > > ... I am going to rebuild the kernel with ACPI compiled into the kernel, k? > > > > OK. I looked it a little bit more and I consider that is a bug in the acpi > implementation in linux. I will provide a patch to the acpi-ml list but > only for tomorrow (sorry, I am a little bit busy, you know :). > > short explanation: > > drivers/acpi/ec.c::acpi_ec_ecdt_probe() load the ECDT table > via acpi_get_firmware_table() but should use something else > or the osl provided mechanism for overriding the ECDT table > do not work. > Just looked at acpi_get_firmware_table() and this is OK. So, well my big apologizes for the above statement to acpi core team! Cheers, -- Ducrot Bruno -- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? -- Don't know. Don't care. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: FREE SSL Guide from Thawte are you planning your Web Server Security? Click here to get a FREE Thawte SSL guide and find the answers to all your SSL security issues. http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0026en