Re: [LTP] [PATCH] device-drivers: acpi: update for Linux kernel 2.6.37+

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Hi!
On 09/09/2013 03:43 PM, ch...@su... wrote:
> Hi!
>
>> It seems the test is checking ACPI kernel API... but I didn't get why
>> this test uses block device... and what is returning from
>> acpi_driver_data(). The test declares its own 'acpi_ec' structure and
>> trying to cast return pointer from acpi_driver_data() to it. But in the
>> kernel, this structure is slightly different (may be it wasn't in kernel
>> 2.6.27) and defined internally. That's why I've commented any use of
>> this structure in the test.
>>
>> I'd appreciate any ideas.
> Unfortunately I do not have any ideas here. I would try to contact the
> original author and/or Linux ACPI maintainers, at least they should know
> what to test and why (feel free to CC LTP ML).
>
It would be great!