From: Bob Moore <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx> Only "SSDT" is acceptable to the ACPI spec, but tables are seen with OEMx and null sigs. Therefore, signature validation is worthless. Apparently MS ACPI accepts such signatures, ACPICA must be compatible. http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10454 Signed-off-by: Bob Moore <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c | 25 +++++++------------------ 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c index 402f93e..5336ce8 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c @@ -123,24 +123,13 @@ acpi_tb_add_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc, } } - /* The table must be either an SSDT or a PSDT or an OEMx */ - - if (!ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(table_desc->pointer->signature, ACPI_SIG_PSDT)&& - !ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(table_desc->pointer->signature, ACPI_SIG_SSDT)&& - strncmp(table_desc->pointer->signature, "OEM", 3)) { - /* Check for a printable name */ - if (acpi_ut_valid_acpi_name( - *(u32 *) table_desc->pointer->signature)) { - ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Table has invalid signature " - "[%4.4s], must be SSDT or PSDT", - table_desc->pointer->signature)); - } else { - ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Table has invalid signature " - "(0x%8.8X), must be SSDT or PSDT", - *(u32 *) table_desc->pointer->signature)); - } - return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_SIGNATURE); - } + /* + * Originally, we checked the table signature for "SSDT" or "PSDT" here. + * Next, we added support for OEMx tables, signature "OEM". + * Valid tables were encountered with a null signature, so we've just + * given up on validating the signature, since it seems to be a waste + * of code. The original code was removed (05/2008). + */ (void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES); -- 1.5.6.rc2.23.gea81e -- 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
