linux-kernel - Re: [Bug #14379] ACPI Warning for _SB_.BAT0._BIF: Converted Buffer to expected String

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Message-Id: <200910122358.42255.rjw@sisk.pl>
Date:	Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:58:42 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	"Justin P. Mattock" <justinmattock@...il.com>
Cc:	Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@...el.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kernel Testers List <kernel-testers@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Bug #14379] ACPI Warning for _SB_.BAT0._BIF: Converted Buffer to 
 	expected String

On Monday 12 October 2009, Justin P. Mattock wrote:
> Lin Ming wrote:
> > On Mon, 2009-10-12 at 11:14 +0800, Justin Mattock wrote:
> >    
> >> On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki<rjw@...k.pl>  wrote:
> >>      
> >>> This message has been generated automatically as a part of a report
> >>> of recent regressions.
> >>>
> >>> The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
> >>> from 2.6.31.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let me know
> >>> (either way).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Bug-Entry       : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14379
> >>> Subject         : ACPI Warning for _SB_.BAT0._BIF: Converted Buffer to expected String
> >>> Submitter       : Justin Mattock<justinmattock@...il.com>
> >>> Date            : 2009-10-08 21:46 (4 days old)
> >>> References      : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=125504031328941&w=4
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>        
> >> pulled rc4 today and the warning is still present.
> >> here is the results of git bisect:
> >>      
> >
> > Patch at http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14379#c1 fixes the
> > warning.
> >
> > Actually, the _BIF warning was fixed at commit
> > e899b6485c332aa2d7510739507ab5e5d7b28e59.
> > See http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11822#c14
> >
> > I made a mistake at the cleanup of predefined method table so the
> > warning shows up again.
> >
> > Lin Ming
> >
> >    
> Cool, I can give that a try.
> then I guess just leave this open(bugreport) until this patch
> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14379#c1
> gets pushed into the main tree then close the bugreport.

I updated the bug entry with the patch information.

Thanks,
Rafael
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