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

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Date:	Tue, 16 Aug 2016 13:32:00 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
To:	Lv Zheng <lv.zheng@...el.com>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Len Brown <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

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?

Thanks,
Rafael