linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 RESEND 07/18] x86, ACPI: Also initialize signature and length when parsing root table.

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Date:	Mon, 05 Aug 2013 09:33:32 +0800
From:	Tang Chen <tangchen@...fujitsu.com>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 RESEND 07/18] x86, ACPI: Also initialize signature
 and length when parsing root table.

Hi Rafael,

On 08/02/2013 09:03 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Friday, August 02, 2013 05:14:26 PM Tang Chen wrote:
>> Besides the phys addr of the acpi tables, it will be very convenient if
>> we also have the signature of each table in acpi_gbl_root_table_list at
>> early time. We can find SRAT easily by comparing the signature.
>>
>> This patch alse record signature and some other info in
>> acpi_gbl_root_table_list at early time.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Tang Chen<tangchen@...fujitsu.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Zhang Yanfei<zhangyanfei@...fujitsu.com>
>
> The subject is misleading, as the change is in ACPICA and therefore affects not
> only x86.

OK, will change it.

>
> Also I think the same comments as for the other ACPICA patch is this series
> applies: You shouldn't modify acpi_tbl_parse_root_table() in ways that would
> require the other OSes using ACPICA to be modified.
>

Thank you for the reminding. Please refer to the attachment.
How do you think of the idea from Zheng ?

Thanks.

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