RE: [ACPI] My impression of new ACPI driver

[Diefenbaugh, P. S <pau...@in...>]

KOCHI:

> 1) Panics while booting
> 
> If I configure the CardBus driver in, the kernel will panic during boot.
> According to the calltrace, it panicked when acpi_lookup_irq is called.
> (actually in acpi_ut_free_and_track.)
> Is this a so-called FX140 issue?  (I don't know what FX140 issue is.)

This isn't the FX140 issue, but thanks for the bug report.  I have cardbus
support enabled on my system and am not seeing the same issue.  Hmmm ...
I'll stare at the code a bit.  Got any more information?

> 2) Thermal representation
>
> You changed the thermal representation from deci-Kelvin to degree-Celcius,
> which is more comfortable for me:)
>
> But Japanese-capable console will get confused by the character `176',
> as it normally used for the leading character of double-byte characters.

Agreed: we'll use Celsius but w/out the degree symbol.

> 3) No GPE interrupt
> 
> Only a fixed event (power button) is deliverd.  Other events (lid, 
> ac, battery) aren't delivered.  From observation of /proc/interrupts,
> GPEs don't eveb raise interrupts (i.e. the number doesn't count up).
> Probably those events are masked or not enabled.  I'll investigate 
> this further.  Are there anyone experiencing the same?

I've also experienced this issue.  The GPE handling code went through a
major revision --  I think we've got it fixed now.

Thanks,

-- Paul