linux-kernel - Re: acpi dsts loading and populate

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Date:	Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:14:54 +0100
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:	dsdt@...gusch.at, len.brown@...el.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: acpi dsts loading and populate_rootfs

On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 08:12:26AM +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Folks, moving this call around hidden behing in completely unreviewed
> acpi junk is not acceptable.
> 
> Either populate_rootfs _is_ safe to be called earlier and then we should
> do it always or it's not.  Either way such a change should be posted
> separately and reviewd on lkml.
> 
> Len, can you please revert "ACPI: basic initramfs DSDT override support"
> aka commit 71fc47a9adf8ee89e5c96a47222915c5485ac437 until we've sorted
> this out properly?  Thanks.

And while we're at it the file reading thing in there is utter crap
aswell.  You really should be using the firmware loader which works
perfectly fine if you initramfs is set up for it.  So please folks,
back to the drawing board, do it properly and send it out to lkml
for review please.
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