Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753746AbYJ1Tk3 (ORCPT ); Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:40:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751883AbYJ1TkU (ORCPT ); Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:40:20 -0400 Received: from mga09.intel.com ([134.134.136.24]:29168 "EHLO mga09.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751527AbYJ1TkT convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:40:19 -0400 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.33,500,1220252400"; d="scan'208";a="456423673" From: "Moore, Robert" To: Fabio Comolli CC: Linux Kernel Mailing List , ACPI mailing list , Len Brown Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:40:16 -0700 Subject: RE: ACPI warning in 2.6.28-rc1 Thread-Topic: ACPI warning in 2.6.28-rc1 Thread-Index: Ack2iAuIzxLZ2KK6TbWl6QmAYbX9qACrLyjw Message-ID: <4911F71203A09E4D9981D27F9D8308580ADBF12C@orsmsx503.amr.corp.intel.com> References: <4911F71203A09E4D9981D27F9D8308580AA800C4@orsmsx503.amr.corp.intel.com> In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1701 Lines: 55 Thanks. The Linux battery driver can in fact handle the buffer where there should be a string, so this warning can be ignored. The acpidump is very helpful for characterizing the problem, and we are investigating the proper course of action. Bob >-----Original Message----- >From: Fabio Comolli [mailto:fabio.comolli@gmail.com] >Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:57 AM >To: Moore, Robert >Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List; ACPI mailing list; Len Brown >Subject: Re: ACPI warning in 2.6.28-rc1 > >Here you are. >Regards, >Fabio > > > >On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 12:34 AM, Moore, Robert >wrote: >> Please send the acpidump for the machine so we can look at the method. >> Thanks, >> Bob >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: linux-acpi-owner@vger.kernel.org [mailto:linux-acpi- >>>owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Fabio Comolli >>>Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 3:09 PM >>>To: Linux Kernel Mailing List >>>Cc: ACPI mailing list; Len Brown >>>Subject: ACPI warning in 2.6.28-rc1 >>> >>>Hi all. >>>As the subject says: >>> >>>ACPI Warning (nspredef-0858): \_SB_.PCI0.LPCB.EC0_.BAT0._BIF: Return >>>Package type mismatch at index 11 - found Buffer, expected String >>>[20080926] >>> >>>No functional problems so far. >>>-- >>>To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in >>>the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >>>More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> -- 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/