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From: Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] ACPICA: Introduce new acpi_os_physical_table_add OS callback
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 17:12:46 +0100
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On Wednesday, March 05, 2014 06:26:54 AM Zheng, Lv wrote:
... 
> > > After the table manager cleanups are tested and shipped in the ACPICA
> > > repo,
> > > the new facilities will automatically be rolled into Linux branches.
> > 
> > I'd suggest to just wait for that.
> > Best already try to integrate the ACPI table override/add part as you
> > think
> > it should work without additional changes in drivers/acpi/acpica.
> > 
> > If this happened and things are submitted to get integrated into the Linux
> > kernel, please add me to CC or point me to the patchset.
> 
> Fortunately, there is a kernel bugzilla entry requires this series.
> I've posted it on the kernel bugzilla.
> Here is the patchset:
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69711
> You need to apply 9 patches:
> attachment 128061 - attachment 128141
> The last patch has introduced an early boot API:
> acpi_install_table.
> This can be used to enhance this series.

Ok, thanks.
Be aware that I am super busy right now. This week is impossible,
I cannot promise when I will have time for that.

      Thomas