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From:   Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:27:21 -0800
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 02/16] cxl/acpi: Add an acpi_cxl module for the CXL interconnect
To:     "Kaneda, Erik" <erik.kaneda@intel.com>
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On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 9:55 AM Kaneda, Erik <erik.kaneda@intel.com> wrote:
[..]
> > The supplemental tables described here:
> >
> > https://www.uefi.org/acpi
> >
> > ...do eventually make there way into ACPICA. Added Bob and Erik in
> > case they can comment on when CEDT and CDAT support will be picked up.
>
> We would be happy to add support. I think Ben has reached out to me earli=
er about something like this but I haven=E2=80=99t had a chance to implemen=
t... Sorry about the delay.. How soon is the iASL/ACPICA support needed for=
 CDAT and CDET?

CDAT and CEDT definitions in include/acpi/actbl* would be useful as
soon as v5.12. If that's too soon I don't think we're blocked, but the
driver is fast approaching the point where it needs to consult these
tables to enable higher order functionality.