Re: [PATCH] asus_atk0110: add support for Asus P7P55D

[Robert Hancock]

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 8:07 AM, Luca Tettamanti <kronos.it@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Hi Robert,
>>>> I have a new patch for you :)
>>>> It contains the previous changes to handle the bigger ASBF buffer plus a new
>>>> method to enable the EC as suggested by Asus. Be sure to compile with
>>>> HWMON_DEBUG_CHIP enabled.
>>>
>>> Excellent.. seems to work now and give actually updating sensor readings :-)
>>
>> Have seen a couple of these though, looks like about once an hour:
>>
>> ACPI Exception: AE_TIME, Returned by Handler for [EmbeddedControl]
>> (20090903/evregion-424)
>> ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed
>> [\_SB_.PCI0.SBRG.ASOC.GIT6] (Node ffff88013ba778c0), AE_TIME
>> ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed
>> [\_SB_.PCI0.SBRG.ASOC.GITM] (Node ffff88013ba6ea40), AE_TIME
>> ATK0110 ATK0110:00: atk_read_value_new: ACPI exception: AE_TIME
>>
>> Maybe sometimes the embedded controller takes longer than the timeout
>> to process, or something?
>
> Is there a message like "input buffer is not empty" before that?

Nope, that's all I'm getting each time it happens. Suggestions/debug
patches welcome..

>
>>> By the way, if you have any firmware-type contacts at Asus that know
>>> about these boards, you might want to point them at this problem, the
>>> BIOS DMAR tables point to invalid locations when Intel VT-d is
>>> enabled. So far haven't gotten any useful response from tech support..
>
> I don't have any inside contact, sorry (and I agree with dwmw2 :P)
>
> L
>
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