Per Len's request: I understand and agree this project and the contribution are public and that a record of the contribution (including all personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is maintained indefinitely. I thereby license this patch to be redistributed under any license (GPL or non-GPL) consistent with the project. PS. We'd like this to get into 2.6.20. If there's anything we (John K. and I) can do to help, please let us know. Thanks, -Aaron Young > > > This patch makes acpi_load_table() available > for use by removing it from the #ifdef ACPI_FUTURE_USAGE. > > It also adds a new routine used to unload an ACPI table > of a given type and "id" - acpi_unload_table_id(). > The implementation of this new routine was almost a direct > copy of existing routine acpi_unload_table() - only difference > being that it only removes a specific table id instead of > ALL tables of a given type. > The SN hotplug driver (sgi_hotplug.c) now uses both of these > interfaces to dynamically load and unload SSDT ACPI tables. > > Signed-off-by: Aaron Young <ayoung@xxxxxxx> > > --- > > Andrew, > Can you take this update and replace the current version in > your -mm tree: > add-support-for-acpi_load_table-acpi_unload_table_id.patch > > Len, > What do we need to do to resolve any licensing issues related to > these changes? > > Thanks. > > > Resend #2 > Code has been improved to no longer use ACPI "internal" routines > (such as acpi_ns_get_next_node()). To this end, a new public interface > to obtain the owner_id for a handle was added (acpi_get_id()). It is > very similar to existing routine acpi_get_type(). > > Resend #1 > Original send of this patch was outdated and did not have > acpi_ut_acquire_mutex() and acpi_ut_release_mutex() calls > in acpi_unload_table_id(). > > > drivers/acpi/namespace/nsxfobj.c | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++ > drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- > include/acpi/acpixf.h | 7 ++- > 3 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > Index: release/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c > =================================================================== > --- release.orig/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c 2006-11-29 14:14:23.532910707 -0600 > +++ release/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c 2006-11-29 14:15:04.173937975 -0600 > @@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_load_tables(void) > > ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_load_tables) > > -#ifdef ACPI_FUTURE_USAGE > /******************************************************************************* > * > * FUNCTION: acpi_load_table > @@ -221,6 +220,59 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_load_table) > > /******************************************************************************* > * > + * FUNCTION: acpi_unload_table_id > + * > + * PARAMETERS: table_type - Type of table to be unloaded > + * id - Owner ID of the table to be removed. > + * > + * RETURN: Status > + * > + * DESCRIPTION: This routine is used to force the unload of a table (by id) > + * > + ******************************************************************************/ > +acpi_status acpi_unload_table_id(acpi_table_type table_type, acpi_owner_id id) > +{ > + struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc; > + acpi_status status; > + > + ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_unload_table); > + > + /* Parameter validation */ > + if (table_type > ACPI_TABLE_ID_MAX) > + return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER); > + > + /* Find table from the requested type list */ > + table_desc = acpi_gbl_table_lists[table_type].next; > + while (table_desc && table_desc->owner_id != id) > + table_desc = table_desc->next; > + > + if (!table_desc) > + return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_EXIST); > + > + /* > + * Delete all namespace objects owned by this table. Note that these > + * objects can appear anywhere in the namespace by virtue of the AML > + * "Scope" operator. Thus, we need to track ownership by an ID, not > + * simply a position within the hierarchy > + */ > + acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner(table_desc->owner_id); > + > + status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES); > + if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) > + return_ACPI_STATUS(status); > + > + (void)acpi_tb_uninstall_table(table_desc); > + > + (void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES); > + > + return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK); > +} > + > +ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_unload_table_id) > + > +#ifdef ACPI_FUTURE_USAGE > +/******************************************************************************* > + * > * FUNCTION: acpi_unload_table > * > * PARAMETERS: table_type - Type of table to be unloaded > Index: release/include/acpi/acpixf.h > =================================================================== > --- release.orig/include/acpi/acpixf.h 2006-11-29 14:14:23.556913676 -0600 > +++ release/include/acpi/acpixf.h 2006-11-29 14:18:55.966606388 -0600 > @@ -97,11 +97,12 @@ acpi_find_root_pointer(u32 flags, struct > > acpi_status acpi_load_tables(void); > > -#ifdef ACPI_FUTURE_USAGE > acpi_status acpi_load_table(struct acpi_table_header *table_ptr); > > -acpi_status acpi_unload_table(acpi_table_type table_type); > +acpi_status acpi_unload_table_id(acpi_table_type table_type, acpi_owner_id id); > > +#ifdef ACPI_FUTURE_USAGE > +acpi_status acpi_unload_table(acpi_table_type table_type); > acpi_status > acpi_get_table_header(acpi_table_type table_type, > u32 instance, struct acpi_table_header *out_table_header); > @@ -180,6 +181,8 @@ acpi_get_next_object(acpi_object_type ty > > acpi_status acpi_get_type(acpi_handle object, acpi_object_type * out_type); > > +acpi_status acpi_get_id(acpi_handle object, acpi_owner_id * out_type); > + > acpi_status acpi_get_parent(acpi_handle object, acpi_handle * out_handle); > > /* > Index: release/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsxfobj.c > =================================================================== > --- release.orig/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsxfobj.c 2006-11-29 14:18:31.000000000 -0600 > +++ release/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsxfobj.c 2006-11-29 14:19:18.709418875 -0600 > @@ -50,6 +50,50 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsxfobj") > > /******************************************************************************* > * > + * FUNCTION: acpi_get_id > + * > + * PARAMETERS: Handle - Handle of object whose id is desired > + * ret_id - Where the id will be placed > + * > + * RETURN: Status > + * > + * DESCRIPTION: This routine returns the owner id associated with a handle > + * > + ******************************************************************************/ > +acpi_status acpi_get_id(acpi_handle handle, acpi_owner_id * ret_id) > +{ > + struct acpi_namespace_node *node; > + acpi_status status; > + > + /* Parameter Validation */ > + > + if (!ret_id) { > + return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER); > + } > + > + status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE); > + if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) { > + return (status); > + } > + > + /* Convert and validate the handle */ > + > + node = acpi_ns_map_handle_to_node(handle); > + if (!node) { > + (void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE); > + return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER); > + } > + > + *ret_id = node->owner_id; > + > + status = acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE); > + return (status); > +} > + > +ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_id) > + > +/******************************************************************************* > + * > * FUNCTION: acpi_get_type > * > * PARAMETERS: Handle - Handle of object whose type is desired > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html