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

[Pavel Machek <pavel-+ZI9xUNit7I@public.gmane.org>]

Hi!

> This looks handy.
> comments?

It certainly makes life better for developers.

								Pavel

> --- 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;
>  }
>  




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