RE: [ACPI] vendor resource descriptors: HowTo?

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

Ask Len.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: acp...@li... [mailto:acpi-devel-
> ad...@li...] On Behalf Of John Keller
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:32 AM
> To: acp...@li...
> Subject: Re: [ACPI] vendor resource descriptors: HowTo?
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> Any idea when this will happen?
> Days, weeks, months???
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> I'm not that familiar with the process.
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> Thanks,
> John
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> >
> > 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?
> > >=3D20
> > > 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=3D3D12995951
> > > >
> > > > Best I can tell, this has not happened yet?
> > > > Are there still plans to do this? If so, when?
> > >=3D20
> > > 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.
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