From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx> Modify acpi_processor_add() return an error if _STA returns the enabled bit clear for the given processor device, so as to avoid using processors that don't decode their resources, as per the ACPI specification. [1] Link: https://uefi.org/specs/ACPI/6.5/06_Device_Configuration.html#sta-device-status # [1] Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) Index: linux-pm/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c =================================================================== --- linux-pm.orig/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c +++ linux-pm/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c @@ -381,6 +381,9 @@ static int acpi_processor_add(struct acp struct device *dev; int result = 0; + if (!acpi_device_is_enabled(device)) + return -ENODEV; + pr = kzalloc(sizeof(struct acpi_processor), GFP_KERNEL); if (!pr) return -ENOMEM;