linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 0/5] ACPI / sysfs: Cleanup sysfs table handling code

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Date:	Wed, 17 Aug 2016 01:46:24 +0000
From:	"Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@...el.com>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
CC:	"Wysocki, Rafael J" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	"Brown, Len" <len.brown@...el.com>, Lv Zheng <zetalog@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 0/5] ACPI / sysfs: Cleanup sysfs table handling code

Hi,

> From: rjwysocki@...il.com [mailto:rjwysocki@...il.com] On Behalf Of Rafael J. Wysocki
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] ACPI / sysfs: Cleanup sysfs table handling code
> 
> On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 10:52 AM, Lv Zheng <lv.zheng@...el.com> wrote:
> > There are issues in sysfs table handling code:
> > 1. It cannot handle table loaded by LoadTable opcode executed after
> >    acpi_sysfs_init();
> > 2. It's signature handling code is not correct.
> >
> > This patchset fixes these issues.
> >
> > Lv Zheng (5):
> >   ACPICA: Tables: Remove acpi_tb_install_fixed_table()
> >   ACPICA: Tables: Remove wrong table event macros
> >   ACPICA: Tables: Add new table events indicating table
> >     installation/uninstallation
> >   ACPI / sysfs: Fix an issue for LoadTable opcode
> >   ACPI / sysfs: Update sysfs signature handling code
> >
> >  drivers/acpi/acpica/actables.h |    7 +---
> >  drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfadt.c   |   24 +++++++------
> >  drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c |   73 +++++-----------------------------------
> >  drivers/acpi/sysfs.c           |   39 ++++++++++-----------
> >  include/acpi/actypes.h         |   16 ++++-----
> >  5 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 108 deletions(-)
> 
> Patches [1-3/5] clearly modify ACPICA.  Have they gone into the
> upstream already?

No, they are fixing an urgent user reported bug.
So I posted them for the reporters.
We can wait until PATCH 1-3 merged in the ACPICA upstream.

Thanks
Lv