From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 28 Jan 2001 16:54:01 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 28 Jan 2001 16:53:44 -0500 Received: from panic.ohr.gatech.edu ([130.207.47.194]:3347 "EHLO havoc.gtf.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 28 Jan 2001 16:53:16 -0500 Message-ID: <3A7494B1.70799C19@mandrakesoft.com> Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 16:52:49 -0500 From: Jeff Garzik Organization: MandrakeSoft X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.1-pre10 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Linus Torvalds CC: Dieter Nützel , Andrew Grover , Linux Kernel List Subject: Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Linus Torvalds wrote: > On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Dieter Nützel wrote: > > > I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final > > > 2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the > > > pre-kernel works for you.. > > > > Hello Linus, > > > > can we please see Andrew's latest ACPI fixes ([Acpi] ACPI source release > > updated: 1-25-2001) in 2.4.1 final? > > Does it fix stuff? Andrew? I'm running it here.. No problems yet on my Toshiba test laptop, which is the same behavior (for me) on 2.4.0-pre10 vanilla. ACPI changelog, from http://developer.intel.com/technology/IAPC/acpi/index.htm follows... > Summary of changes for this label: 01_25_01 > > Core ACPI CA Subsystem: > Restructured the implementation of object store support within the > interpreter. This includes support for the Store operator as well > as any ASL operators that include a target operand. > > Partially implemented support for Implicit Result-to-Target conversion. > This is when a result object is converted on the fly to the type of > an existing target object. Completion of this support is pending > further analysis of the ACPI specification concerning this matter. > > CPU-specific code has been removed from the subsystem (hardware directory). > > New Power Management Timer functions added > > Linux OS Services Layer (OSL): > Moved system state transition code to the core, fixed it, and modified > Linux OSL accordingly. > > Fixed C2 and C3 latency calculations. > > We no longer use the compilation date for the version message on > initialization, but retrieve the version from AcpiGetSystemInfo(). > > Incorporated for fix Sony VAIO machines. > > Documentation: > The Programmer Reference has been updated and reformatted. > > ASL Compiler: > Version X2013: > Fixed a problem where the line numbering and error reporting could get out > of sync in the presence of multiple include files. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/