Re: [lm-sensors] Could the k8temp driver be interfering with ACPI?

Jean Delvare
2007-03-06T15:27:28Z

Hi Pavel,

On Mon, 5 Mar 2007 22:25:48 +0000, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > Is there anything preventing us from doing such a walk and pre-allocate
> > all the I/O ranges? I am not familiar with the ACPI code at all, would
> > you possibly propose a patch doing that?
>
> ACPI AML is probably turing-complete: I'm afraid you are trying to
> solve the halting problem (-> impossible).

Can you please translate this into something mere humans like myself
have a chance to understand?

Thanks,
--
Jean Delvare