Re: [RESEND] [PATCH 2/4] ACPI: Get the device power state in the course of scanning device

Andi Kleen
2008-08-11T10:47:55Z

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 06:21:15PM +0800, Zhao Yakui wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 09:56 +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > After the patch is applied, Linux will still do the power state check
> > > unless the boot option of "acpi.power_nocheck=1" is added. In such case
> > > it won't affect anything.
> >
> > Understood that.
> >
> > > In fact we expect that the boot option of "acpi.power_nocheck=1" becomes
> > > the default. But we will have to wait for more response. Only after more
> > > tests are done, it will be OK.
> >
> > Ok.
> >
> > > what the init sequence ordering for .27 means?
> >
> > The first patch moved acpi_device_set_context to be earlier, so
> > the init sequence is different. All the other changes are optional,
> > as in conditional on the flag, but that one is not.
> Although the acpi_device_set_context is moved to the earlier in the
> first patch, it won't break anything.

Well they always say that :) But I'll double check.

-Andi