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From: Robert Hancock <hancockr@shaw.ca>
To: "Justin P. Mattock" <justinmattock@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: FADT: X_PM1a_EVT_BLK.bit_width (16) does not match PM1_EVT_LEN (4)
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:25:20 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <49685B70.8080908@shaw.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <49683957.9070700@gmail.com>

Justin P. Mattock wrote:
> I am seeing this in dmesg:
> FADT: X_PM1a_EVT_BLK.bit_width (16) does not match PM1_EVT_LEN (4)
> not sure what this is.
> (the only changes to .config was add kexec,
> coredump, and relocatable kernel options.)
> 
> I take it that I'm unable to try this relocatable
> kernel stuff out.(x86_32)?
> 
> regards;
> 
> Justin P. Mattock

I believe that indicates your BIOS's FADT table contains inconsistent 
data. You're sure that only happens with those options set?

  reply	other threads:[~2009-01-10  8:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-01-10  5:59 FADT: X_PM1a_EVT_BLK.bit_width (16) does not match PM1_EVT_LEN (4) Justin P. Mattock
2009-01-10  8:25 ` Robert Hancock [this message]
2009-01-10 16:23   ` Justin P. Mattock
2009-01-11  0:02     ` Robert Hancock
2009-01-11  0:23       ` Justin P. Mattock

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