RE: [PATCH 0/5] ACPI / sysfs: Cleanup sysfs table handling code

From: Zheng, Lv
Date: Tue Aug 16 2016 - 21:47:10 EST


Hi,

> From: rjwysocki@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:rjwysocki@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rafael J. Wysocki
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] ACPI / sysfs: Cleanup sysfs table handling code
>
> On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 10:52 AM, Lv Zheng <lv.zheng@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > There are issues in sysfs table handling code:
> > 1. It cannot handle table loaded by LoadTable opcode executed after
> > acpi_sysfs_init();
> > 2. It's signature handling code is not correct.
> >
> > This patchset fixes these issues.
> >
> > Lv Zheng (5):
> > ACPICA: Tables: Remove acpi_tb_install_fixed_table()
> > ACPICA: Tables: Remove wrong table event macros
> > ACPICA: Tables: Add new table events indicating table
> > installation/uninstallation
> > ACPI / sysfs: Fix an issue for LoadTable opcode
> > ACPI / sysfs: Update sysfs signature handling code
> >
> > drivers/acpi/acpica/actables.h | 7 +---
> > drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfadt.c | 24 +++++++------
> > drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c | 73 +++++-----------------------------------
> > drivers/acpi/sysfs.c | 39 ++++++++++-----------
> > include/acpi/actypes.h | 16 ++++-----
> > 5 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 108 deletions(-)
>
> Patches [1-3/5] clearly modify ACPICA. Have they gone into the
> upstream already?

No, they are fixing an urgent user reported bug.
So I posted them for the reporters.
We can wait until PATCH 1-3 merged in the ACPICA upstream.

Thanks
Lv