RE: [ACPI] vendor resource descriptors: HowTo?

[Moore, R. <rob...@in...>]

This is correct, the code has been released and will appear as Len
integrates.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: acp...@li... [mailto:acpi-devel-
> ad...@li...] On Behalf Of Bjorn Helgaas
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 9:23 AM
> To: acp...@li...
> Cc: John Keller
> Subject: Re: [ACPI] vendor resource descriptors: HowTo?
>=20
> 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=3D12995951
> >
> > Best I can tell, this has not happened yet?
> > Are there still plans to do this? If so, when?
>=20
> 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.
>=20
>=20
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