From: Bob Moore <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx> Ignored bits must be preserved according to the ACPI spec. Usually this means a read/modify/write when writing to the register. However, for status registers, writing a one means clear the event. Writing a zero means preserve the event (do not clear.) This behavior is clarified in the ACPI 4.0 spec, and the ACPICA code now simply always writes a zero to the ignored bit. 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/acpica/hwregs.c | 27 +++++++++++---------------- 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwregs.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwregs.c index edc627c..fd7abe2 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwregs.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwregs.c @@ -273,22 +273,17 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_register_write(u32 register_id, u32 value) switch (register_id) { case ACPI_REGISTER_PM1_STATUS: /* PM1 A/B: 16-bit access each */ - - /* Perform a read first to preserve certain bits (per ACPI spec) */ - - status = acpi_hw_read_multiple(&read_value, - &acpi_gbl_xpm1a_status, - &acpi_gbl_xpm1b_status); - if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) { - goto exit; - } - - /* Insert the bits to be preserved */ - - ACPI_INSERT_BITS(value, ACPI_PM1_STATUS_PRESERVED_BITS, - read_value); - - /* Now we can write the data */ + /* + * Handle the "ignored" bit in PM1 Status. According to the ACPI + * specification, ignored bits are to be preserved when writing. + * Normally, this would mean a read/modify/write sequence. However, + * preserving a bit in the status register is different. Writing a + * one clears the status, and writing a zero preserves the status. + * Therefore, we must always write zero to the ignored bit. + * + * This behavior is clarified in the ACPI 4.0 specification. + */ + value &= ~ACPI_PM1_STATUS_PRESERVED_BITS; status = acpi_hw_write_multiple(value, &acpi_gbl_xpm1a_status, -- 1.6.0.6 -- 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