[PATCH v8 00/21] Introduce ACPI for ARM64 based on ACPI 5.1

Robert Richter
2015-02-12T10:02:35Z

On 02.02.15 20:45:28, Hanjun Guo wrote:
> This is the v8 of ACPI core patches for ARM64 based on ACPI 5.1, there are
> some updates since v7:
>
> - Add two more documantation to explain why we need ACPI in ARM64 servers
> by Grant, and recommendations and prohibitions on the use of the numerous
> ACPI tables and objects by Al Stone.
>
> - Add two patches which is need to map acpi tables after acpi_gbl_permanent_mmap
> is set
>
> - Add another patch "dt / chosen: Add linux,uefi-stub-generated-dtb property"
> to address that if firmware providing no dtb, we can try ACPI configuration data
> even if no "acpi=force" is passed in early parameters. (I think ACPI for XEN and
> kexec need consider sperately as disscussed, correct me if I'm wrong).
>
> - Add CC in the patch to the subsystem maintainers and modify the subject
> of the patch to explicitly show the subsystem touched by this patch set,
> please help us to review and ack them if they make sense, thanks.
>
> - Add Tested-by from Qualcomm and Redhat;
>
> - Make ACPI depends on PCI suggested by Catalin;
>
> - Clean up SMP init function as Lorenzo suggested, remove physical
> CPU hot-plug code in the patch;
>
> - Address some comments from Marc and explicitly state that will
> implment statcked irqdomain and GIC init framework when GICv3 and
> ITS, GICv2m are implemented;
>
> - Rebased on top of 3.19-rc7.

Patches tested on Cavium ThunderX. For the whole series:

Tested-by: Robert Richter <rrichter@cavium.com>
Acked-by: Robert Richter <rrichter@cavium.com>

Please apply.

Thanks,

-Robert