From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bruno Ducrot Subject: Re: Re: New SmartBattery DSDT-based controller Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 19:30:45 +0100 Message-ID: <20050131183045.GH1145@poupinou.org> References: <41FBDDE2.1050403@bartol.udel.edu> <20050131151235.GB1145@poupinou.org> <20050131155935.GD1145@poupinou.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: Johan Vromans Cc: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 06:48:41PM +0100, Johan Vromans wrote: > Bruno Ducrot writes: > > > Most, if not all, ACPI tables are generated at POST. > > Interesting. So this makes overriding the DSDT (using a compiled in > version, or the initrd method) a hazardous exercise? > See for example http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=acpi4linux&m=103146429324320&w=4 and http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=acpi4linux&m=103184128003152&w=4 It's not exactly an hazardous exercise, but you may experience some strange logs errors if you blindly override DSDT. Cheers, -- Bruno Ducrot -- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? -- Don't know. Don't care. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl