From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S966060AbXIKKTb (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:19:31 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1762332AbXIKKTY (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:19:24 -0400 Received: from smtpauth01.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net ([64.202.165.181]:54085 "HELO smtpauth01.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1761748AbXIKKTX (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:19:23 -0400 Message-ID: <46E6B8E5.2030405@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:18:53 +0530 From: mkrameshid User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20061008) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Alan Cox CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Calling PnP bios routines like get device node from x86_84 arch References: <12594726.post@talk.nabble.com> <20070910173344.4bd2ae9e@the-village.bc.nu> <46E675E6.1040105@gmail.com> <20070911105108.6d68a347@the-village.bc.nu> In-Reply-To: <20070911105108.6d68a347@the-village.bc.nu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Can I call the BIOS function using ACPI . I didn't work on it. If I asked a silly question please for give me. I am very new to this. -MKR Alan Cox wrote: >> Actually I want to call the BIOS run time functions as per the >> PNPBIOSSpecification-v1.0a (attached). >> > > We use ACPI for x86_64, which means you need to use the ACPI methods not > the PnPBIOS ones. PnPBIOS isn't valid when ACPI is in use. > > Alan > >