Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: Restore error table definitions to reduce source code differences between Linux and ACPICA upstream.

[Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>]

On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 02:33:13AM +0000, Zheng, Lv wrote:
> Hi, Ping Rafael and Boris
> 
> Could this patch be accepted?
> It's easier than asking all OSPMs to do changes in their drivers.
> 
> Thanks and best regards
> -Lv
> 
> > From: linux-acpi-owner@vger.kernel.org [mailto:linux-acpi-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Rafael J. Wysocki
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 9:31 PM
> > 
> > CC: Boris.
> > 
> > On Tuesday, June 03, 2014 04:32:53 PM Lv Zheng wrote:
> > > The following commit has changed ACPICA table header definitions:
> > >  Commit: 88f074f4871a8c212b212b725e4dcdcdb09613c1
> > >  Subject: ACPI, CPER: Update cper info
> > > While such definitions are currently maintained in ACPICA. As the
> > > modifications applying to the table definitions affect other OSPMs'
> > > drivers, it is very difficult for ACPICA to initiate a process to complete
> > > the merge. Thus this commit finally only leaves us divergences.
> > >
> > > This patch reverts such naming modifications to reduce the source code
> > > differecnes between Linux and ACPICA upstream. No functional changes.

Well, it sounds to me like we don't have a choice, do we? In that case,
I'm fine with it.

Thanks.

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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