linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.4 24/35] ACPICA: iASL: Fix for WPBT table with no command-line arguments

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Date:   Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:21:57 +0000
From:   "Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@...el.com>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@...x.de>, Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Wysocki, Rafael J" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        "linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devel@...ica.org" <devel@...ica.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.4 24/35] ACPICA: iASL: Fix for WPBT table with
 no command-line arguments

This structure is used by the iASL data table disassembler.
Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@...x.de> 
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2021 12:46 AM
To: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; stable@...r.kernel.org; Moore, Robert <robert.moore@...el.com>; Wysocki, Rafael J <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>; linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org; devel@...ica.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.4 24/35] ACPICA: iASL: Fix for WPBT table with no command-line arguments

Hi!

> Handle the case where the Command-line Arguments table field does not 
> exist.
> 
> ACPICA commit d6487164497fda170a1b1453c5d58f2be7c873d6

I'm not sure what is going on here, but adding unused definition will not make any difference for 4.4 users, so we don't need this in -stable...?

Best regards,
								Pavel

> +++ b/include/acpi/actbl3.h
> @@ -738,6 +738,10 @@ struct acpi_table_wpbt {
>  	u16 arguments_length;
>  };
>  
> +struct acpi_wpbt_unicode {
> +	u16 *unicode_string;
> +};
> +
>  /*******************************************************************************
>   *
>   * XENV - Xen Environment Table (ACPI 6.0)

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