Re: ACPI_STRICT_COMPLIANCE (was RE: [ACPI] RE: ACPI -- Workaround for broken DSDT)

[Nate L. <na...@ro...>]

On Wed, 11 Feb 2004, Len Brown wrote:
> Nate,
> I think you're right, practical compatibility must be the default, and a
> single config option should allow an OEM to disable the out-of-spec
> warnings and workarounds.
>
> CONFIG_ACPI_STRICT_COMPLIANCE seems to be a good choice for the config
> option.  Disabled by default, enabled by OEMs for testing their
> platforms.
>
> Right now, CONFIG_ACPI_RELAXED AML would be replaced by this.  This will
> fix the issue that RELAXED_AML is not currently enabled by default.
>
> We have some warnings and workarounds that gum-up various dmesg that I
> think we can put under this umbrella also.

Sounds good to me.  Just watch out for hacks that cause valid platforms to
misbehave.  Those should be kept under an off-by-default option.

-Nate