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

Hanjun Guo
2015-02-13T02:48:18Z

On 2015?02?12? 18:02, Robert Richter wrote:
> 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>

Hi Robert, thank you very much.

I'm going to send out v9 to address some of the comments, I think
your Acked-by still apply if no objection from you :)

Thanks
Hanjun