linux-kernel - RE: [2.6.29-rc5 ACPI] truncated dsobject list...

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Date:	Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:48:20 -0800
From:	"Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@...el.com>
To:	Daniel J Blueman <daniel.blueman@...il.com>,
	"linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [2.6.29-rc5 ACPI] truncated dsobject list...

>ACPI Warning (dsobject-0502): Package List length (6) larger than
>NumElements count (4), truncated

This simply means that in one of the ACPI tables, a Package object was found that was declared to have 6 items. However, when parsing the package, the interpreter only found 4 items.

It's a BIOS issue, but probably not serious unless there really is supposed to be 6 items.


>-----Original Message-----
>From: linux-acpi-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:linux-acpi-
>owner@...r.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Daniel J Blueman
>Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 8:32 AM
>To: linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org; Linux Kernel
>Subject: [2.6.29-rc5 ACPI] truncated dsobject list...
>
>With 2.6.29-rc5 on an Intel S5000PAL server (BIOS
>S5000.86B.10.60.0091.100920081631), we see ACPI object list truncation
>[1]. Does it make sense to increase the default element allocation?
>
>Many thanks,
>  Daniel
>
>--- [1]
>
>ACPI: EC: Look up EC in DSDT
>ACPI Warning (dsobject-0502): Package List length (6) larger than
>NumElements count (4), truncated
>[20081204]
>--
>Daniel J Blueman
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