Re: [ACPI] vendor resource descriptors: HowTo?

[Bjorn H. <bjo...@hp...>]

On Tuesday 13 December 2005 7:24 am, John Keller wrote:
> Hello,
>   I've got a question concerning the vendor resource descriptor
> code. 
> 
> Basically it is:
>  
>  What is the recommended way for one to process vendor defined
> descriptors?
> 
> The code in arch/ia64/kernel/acpi-ext.c looks to be exactly
> what I'd need (acpi_find_vendor_resource(), 
> struct acpi_vendor_descriptor, etc). 
> 
> Should I create my own copy of this, or just modify
> arch/ia64/kernel/Makefile to include acpi-ext.c in my build?
> In which case, my only issue would be references to 
> struct acpi_vendor_descriptor.
> 
> Back in Sept, there was some discussion about moving the
> vendor resource code: 
> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=12995951
> 
> Best I can tell, this has not happened yet?
> Are there still plans to do this? If so, when?

I have mail from Bob on Nov 14, 2005, saying the new interface
will appear in the next release of ACPICA.  So, in the fullness
of time, I expect it to make its way into Len's ACPI tree and
into the mainstream kernel.