From aa9d36060fb7480a5907660b7ba61c3fda20fc61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Moore Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 11:03:56 +0800 Subject: ACPICA: Add comment: _BCL cannot be sorted on the fly Because of package index values used for _BQC and _BCM. Signed-off-by: Bob Moore Signed-off-by: Lin Ming Signed-off-by: Len Brown --- drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) (limited to 'drivers/acpi/acpica') diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c index 61bd0f6755d..4009498fbab 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c @@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ acpi_ns_sort_list(union acpi_operand_object **elements, * _GTM: Convert Buffer of BYTEs to a Buffer of DWORDs * _PSS: Sort the list descending by Power * _TSS: Sort the list descending by Power + * + * Names that must be packages, but cannot be sorted: + * + * _BCL: Values are tied to the Package index where they appear, and cannot + * be moved or sorted. These index values are used for _BQC and _BCM. + * However, we can fix the case where a buffer is returned, by converting + * it to a Package of integers. */ static const struct acpi_repair_info acpi_ns_repairable_names[] = { {"_ALR", acpi_ns_repair_ALR}, -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2