linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2 1/3] ACPI: Resolve objects on host-directed table loads

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Date:   Wed, 19 Jun 2019 11:31:01 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Nikolaus Voss <nv@...n.de>
To:     "Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@...el.com>
cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        "Schmauss, Erik" <erik.schmauss@...el.com>,
        Jacek Anaszewski <jacek.anaszewski@...il.com>,
        Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Dan Murphy <dmurphy@...com>,
        Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
        ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:ACPI COMPONENT ARCHITECTURE (ACPICA)" <devel@...ica.org>,
        "linux-leds@...r.kernel.org" <linux-leds@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux PWM List <linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        nikolaus.voss@...wensteinmedical.de
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 1/3] ACPI: Resolve objects on host-directed table
 loads

Hi Bob,

On Tue, 18 Jun 2019, Moore, Robert wrote:
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Moore, Robert
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 1:25 PM
>> To: 'Nikolaus Voss' <nv@...n.de>
>> Cc: 'Rafael J. Wysocki' <rafael@...nel.org>; 'Rafael J. Wysocki'
>> <rjw@...ysocki.net>; 'Len Brown' <lenb@...nel.org>; Schmauss, Erik
>> <erik.schmauss@...el.com>; 'Jacek Anaszewski'
>> <jacek.anaszewski@...il.com>; 'Pavel Machek' <pavel@....cz>; 'Dan
>> Murphy' <dmurphy@...com>; 'Thierry Reding' <thierry.reding@...il.com>;
>> 'ACPI Devel Maling List' <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>; 'open list:ACPI
>> COMPONENT ARCHITECTURE (ACPICA)' <devel@...ica.org>; 'linux-
>> leds@...r.kernel.org' <linux-leds@...r.kernel.org>; 'Linux PWM List'
>> <linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org>; 'Linux Kernel Mailing List' <linux-
>> kernel@...r.kernel.org>
>> Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 1/3] ACPI: Resolve objects on host-directed table
>> loads
>>
>> If it is in fact the AcpiLoadTable interface that is incorrect, that of
>> course is different. I'll check that out next.
>>
> [Moore, Robert]
>
> Yes, this is the issue, not specifically the Load() operator, but the 
> AcpiLoadTable interface only.

thanks for checking this out. So what is the conclusion? Is my fix 
of AcpiLoadTable() sufficient or do we need a different solution?

Niko

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