linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] ACPI / processor : add support for ACPI0010 processor container

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Date:	Tue, 16 Feb 2016 21:10:10 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:	Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
Cc:	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	Al Stone <al.stone@...aro.org>,
	Lorenzo Pieralisi <Lorenzo.Pieralisi@....com>,
	Mahesh Sivasubramanian <msivasub@...eaurora.org>,
	Ashwin Chaugule <ashwin.chaugule@...aro.org>,
	Prashanth Prakash <pprakash@...eaurora.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] ACPI / processor : add support for ACPI0010 processor container

On Wednesday, December 02, 2015 02:10:42 PM Sudeep Holla wrote:
> ACPI 6.0 adds support for optional processor container device which may
> contain child objects that are either processor devices or other processor
> containers. This allows representing hierarchical processor topologies.
> 
> It is declared using the _HID of ACPI0010. It is an abstract container
> used to represent CPU topology and should not be used to hotplug
> purposes.
> 
> This patch enables the support for these ACPI processor containers and
> ensures the generic container/module devices are not created for them.

I wouldn't say that it "enables the support".  What it actually does is
to prevent platform devices from being created for processor container
objects.

I can apply it right away with this changelog modification, though.

Thanks,
Rafael