From: Bob Moore <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx> The type of ThermalZone was confusing hosts as they process the various ThermalZone objects. ACPICA BZ 876. http://www.acpica.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=876 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/utglobal.c | 6 ++++-- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c index 45f6334..4a5dcaa 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c @@ -154,14 +154,16 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_format_exception) * 1) _SB_ is defined to be a device to allow \_SB_._INI to be run * during the initialization sequence. * 2) _TZ_ is defined to be a thermal zone in order to allow ASL code to - * perform a Notify() operation on it. + * perform a Notify() operation on it. 09/2010: Changed to type Device. + * This still allows notifies, but does not confuse host code that + * searches for valid thermal_zone objects. */ const struct acpi_predefined_names acpi_gbl_pre_defined_names[] = { {"_GPE", ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_SCOPE, NULL}, {"_PR_", ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_SCOPE, NULL}, {"_SB_", ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE, NULL}, {"_SI_", ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_SCOPE, NULL}, - {"_TZ_", ACPI_TYPE_THERMAL, NULL}, + {"_TZ_", ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE, NULL}, {"_REV", ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER, (char *)ACPI_CA_SUPPORT_LEVEL}, {"_OS_", ACPI_TYPE_STRING, ACPI_OS_NAME}, {"_GL_", ACPI_TYPE_MUTEX, (char *)1}, -- 1.7.3.2.90.gd4c43 -- 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
