Re: [PATCH v8 5/8] hw/acpi/aml-build: Add PPTT table

[Andrew Jones <drjones@redhat.com>]

On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 08:53:00PM +0800, wangyanan (Y) wrote:
> > > > > > Table 5-149 of 6.2 spec (6.2 May 2017) tells the rev shall be 1. Or is
> > > > > > it an erratum somewhere I did miss?
> > > > > Yes, the revision in 6.2 spec is 1. And it's 2 in spec 6.3.
> > > > > So just to be sure, should I use the oldest revision ?
> > > > If you need (and use) features (such as flags) introduced in 6.3 then
> > > > you should say the code complies with 6.3 and update the above comment.
> > > The comment /* ACPI 6.2: 5.2.29 Processor Properties Topology Table
> > > (PPTT) */
> > > tried to explain the first spec version where PPTT is introduced is 6.2.
> > > But it may
> > > adds some confusion. I think it's better to replace it with:
> > > /*
> > >   * ACPI spec 5.2.29 Processor Properties Topology Table (PPTT)
> > >   * (Revision 6.2 or later)
> > >   */
> > > 
> > > just like our build_slit().
> > That's not my understanding. I think we usually point to the latest spec
> > revision you comply with, ie. in that case 6.3 chapter ...
> Ok, I get it. Would
> /*
>  * ACPI spec, Revision 6.3
>  * 5.2.29 Processor Properties Topology Table (PPTT)
>  */
> be ok ?
>

Yes, we need to call out the oldest spec we can for the functionality
we're using. In this case, we're using flags first defined in the 6.3
spec, so we need to call out the 6.3 spec.

Thanks,
drew