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

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Message-ID: <4AD3F00B.3030802@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:12:11 -0700
From:	"Justin P. Mattock" <justinmattock@...il.com>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
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

Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> 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
>
>    
o.k. after somehow blowing my system up, I'm up and
running. Anyways I applied that patch and yes it works.

Justin P. Mattock

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