Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752194AbaBNT7Q (ORCPT ); Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:59:16 -0500 Received: from www.linutronix.de ([62.245.132.108]:44281 "EHLO Galois.linutronix.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751242AbaBNT7P (ORCPT ); Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:59:15 -0500 Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 20:59:17 +0100 (CET) From: Thomas Gleixner To: "H. Peter Anvin" cc: Conrad Kostecki , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "x86@kernel.org" , "mingo@redhat.com" Subject: Re: AW: AW: [PATCH] x86: HPET force enable for Soekris net6501 In-Reply-To: <52FE6DEF.1050607@zytor.com> Message-ID: References: <4729ad4b8d3342c1b0e29fefe4b04d6a@DB4PR04MB265.eurprd04.prod.outlook.com> <52FE5683.6030708@zytor.com> <52FE5BB6.9070405@zytor.com> <1051d374173243b2828efcd21f60ac36@DB4PR04MB265.eurprd04.prod.outlook.com> <52FE5D91.6060005@zytor.com> <52FE5ED4.4040508@zytor.com> <52FE6DEF.1050607@zytor.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.02 (DEB 1266 2009-07-14) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Linutronix-Spam-Score: -1.0 X-Linutronix-Spam-Level: - X-Linutronix-Spam-Status: No , -1.0 points, 5.0 required, ALL_TRUSTED=-1,SHORTCIRCUIT=-0.0001 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 14 Feb 2014, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > On 02/14/2014 11:15 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > > I'm fine with ACPI tables if we can provide simple means for embedded > > users to load one via grub or just attach it to the kernel image. > > That already exists, see Documentation/acpi/initrd_table_override.txt. That requires, that you have already ACPI tables. ACPI_SIG_RSDP cannot be overridden and that's the base table you need to get ACPI going in the first place. So we need support for that and probably for storing the tables at some non canonical place. Thanks, tglx -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/