From: Marco Aurelio da Costa <costa@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Marco Aurelio da Costa <costa@xxxxxxxxx> The EliteBook 8560W has non-initialized entries in its _PSS ACPI table. Instead of bailing out when the first non-initialized entry is found, ignore it and use only the valid entries. Only bail out if there is no valid entry at all. --- --- linux-3.3.3/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c.orig 2012-04-24 22:18:23.288041268 +0200 +++ linux-3.3.3/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c 2012-04-24 22:19:25.912042603 +0200 @@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_performanc struct acpi_buffer state = { 0, NULL }; union acpi_object *pss = NULL; int i; + int last_invalid = -1; status = acpi_evaluate_object(pr->handle, "_PSS", NULL, &buffer); @@ -374,12 +375,30 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_performanc printk(KERN_ERR FW_BUG PREFIX "Invalid BIOS _PSS frequency: 0x%llx MHz\n", px->core_frequency); - result = -EFAULT; - kfree(pr->performance->states); - goto end; + if (-1 == last_invalid) + last_invalid = i; + } else { + if (last_invalid != -1) { + /* + * Copy this valid entry over last_invalid entry + */ + memcpy(&(pr->performance->states[last_invalid]), + px, sizeof(struct acpi_processor_px)); + ++last_invalid; + } } } + if (0 == last_invalid) { + printk(KERN_ERR FW_BUG PREFIX + "No valid BIOS _PSS frequency found\n"); + result = -EFAULT; + kfree(pr->performance->states); + } + + if (last_invalid > 0) + pr->performance->state_count = last_invalid; + end: kfree(buffer.pointer); -- I tested this change on my notebook, using the debian source 3.2.12, but there where no changes in this file from that version to the 3.3.3. Result from cpufreq-info after the patch: cpufrequtils 007: cpufreq-info (C) Dominik Brodowski 2004-2009 Report errors and bugs to cpufreq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, please. analyzing CPU 0: driver: acpi-cpufreq CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 0 maximum transition latency: 10.0 us. hardware limits: 800 MHz - 2.20 GHz available frequency steps: 2.20 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.10 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.30 GHz, 1.20 GHz, 1.10 GHz, 1000 MHz, 900 MHz, 800 MHz available cpufreq governors: powersave, conservative, userspace, ondemand, performance current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 2.20 GHz. The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use within this range. current CPU frequency is 800 MHz. cpufreq stats: 2.20 GHz:1.62%, 2.20 GHz:3.28%, 2.10 GHz:0.04%, 2.00 GHz:0.09%, 1.90 GHz:0.07%, 1.80 GHz:0.06%, 1.70 GHz:0.04%, 1.60 GHz:0.10%, 1.50 GHz:0.13%, 1.40 GHz:0.11%, 1.30 GHz:0.18%, 1.20 GHz:0.13%, 1.10 GHz:0.15%, 1000 MHz:0.13%, 900 MHz:0.16%, 800 MHz:93.70% (11691) analyzing CPU 1: driver: acpi-cpufreq CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 1 maximum transition latency: 10.0 us. hardware limits: 800 MHz - 2.20 GHz available frequency steps: 2.20 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.10 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.30 GHz, 1.20 GHz, 1.10 GHz, 1000 MHz, 900 MHz, 800 MHz available cpufreq governors: powersave, conservative, userspace, ondemand, performance current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 2.20 GHz. The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use within this range. current CPU frequency is 800 MHz. cpufreq stats: 2.20 GHz:3.97%, 2.20 GHz:0.12%, 2.10 GHz:0.00%, 2.00 GHz:0.00%, 1.90 GHz:0.00%, 1.80 GHz:0.02%, 1.70 GHz:0.00%, 1.60 GHz:0.01%, 1.50 GHz:0.02%, 1.40 GHz:0.04%, 1.30 GHz:0.03%, 1.20 GHz:0.05%, 1.10 GHz:0.12%, 1000 MHz:0.06%, 900 MHz:0.03%, 800 MHz:95.53% (530) analyzing CPU 2: driver: acpi-cpufreq CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 2 maximum transition latency: 10.0 us. hardware limits: 800 MHz - 2.20 GHz available frequency steps: 2.20 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.10 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.30 GHz, 1.20 GHz, 1.10 GHz, 1000 MHz, 900 MHz, 800 MHz available cpufreq governors: powersave, conservative, userspace, ondemand, performance current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 2.20 GHz. The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use within this range. current CPU frequency is 800 MHz. cpufreq stats: 2.20 GHz:5.85%, 2.20 GHz:0.12%, 2.10 GHz:0.00%, 2.00 GHz:0.03%, 1.90 GHz:0.02%, 1.80 GHz:0.05%, 1.70 GHz:0.04%, 1.60 GHz:0.04%, 1.50 GHz:0.04%, 1.40 GHz:0.12%, 1.30 GHz:0.09%, 1.20 GHz:0.19%, 1.10 GHz:0.13%, 1000 MHz:0.11%, 900 MHz:0.08%, 800 MHz:93.10% (2971) analyzing CPU 3: driver: acpi-cpufreq CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 3 maximum transition latency: 10.0 us. hardware limits: 800 MHz - 2.20 GHz available frequency steps: 2.20 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.10 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.30 GHz, 1.20 GHz, 1.10 GHz, 1000 MHz, 900 MHz, 800 MHz available cpufreq governors: powersave, conservative, userspace, ondemand, performance current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 2.20 GHz. The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use within this range. current CPU frequency is 800 MHz. cpufreq stats: 2.20 GHz:3.24%, 2.20 GHz:0.11%, 2.10 GHz:0.00%, 2.00 GHz:0.00%, 1.90 GHz:0.00%, 1.80 GHz:0.02%, 1.70 GHz:0.00%, 1.60 GHz:0.00%, 1.50 GHz:0.00%, 1.40 GHz:0.00%, 1.30 GHz:0.01%, 1.20 GHz:0.02%, 1.10 GHz:0.00%, 1000 MHz:0.01%, 900 MHz:0.01%, 800 MHz:96.57% (368) analyzing CPU 4: driver: acpi-cpufreq CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 4 maximum transition latency: 10.0 us. hardware limits: 800 MHz - 2.20 GHz available frequency steps: 2.20 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.10 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.30 GHz, 1.20 GHz, 1.10 GHz, 1000 MHz, 900 MHz, 800 MHz available cpufreq governors: powersave, conservative, userspace, ondemand, performance current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 2.20 GHz. The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use within this range. current CPU frequency is 800 MHz. cpufreq stats: 2.20 GHz:7.67%, 2.20 GHz:0.12%, 2.10 GHz:0.01%, 2.00 GHz:0.04%, 1.90 GHz:0.03%, 1.80 GHz:0.02%, 1.70 GHz:0.03%, 1.60 GHz:0.07%, 1.50 GHz:0.04%, 1.40 GHz:0.06%, 1.30 GHz:0.16%, 1.20 GHz:0.26%, 1.10 GHz:0.08%, 1000 MHz:0.05%, 900 MHz:0.13%, 800 MHz:91.25% (2605) analyzing CPU 5: driver: acpi-cpufreq CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 5 maximum transition latency: 10.0 us. hardware limits: 800 MHz - 2.20 GHz available frequency steps: 2.20 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.10 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.30 GHz, 1.20 GHz, 1.10 GHz, 1000 MHz, 900 MHz, 800 MHz available cpufreq governors: powersave, conservative, userspace, ondemand, performance current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 2.20 GHz. The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use within this range. current CPU frequency is 800 MHz. cpufreq stats: 2.20 GHz:0.96%, 2.20 GHz:0.11%, 2.10 GHz:0.00%, 2.00 GHz:0.00%, 1.90 GHz:0.00%, 1.80 GHz:0.00%, 1.70 GHz:0.00%, 1.60 GHz:0.00%, 1.50 GHz:0.00%, 1.40 GHz:0.01%, 1.30 GHz:0.01%, 1.20 GHz:0.01%, 1.10 GHz:0.01%, 1000 MHz:0.01%, 900 MHz:0.00%, 800 MHz:98.86% (273) analyzing CPU 6: driver: acpi-cpufreq CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 6 maximum transition latency: 10.0 us. hardware limits: 800 MHz - 2.20 GHz available frequency steps: 2.20 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.10 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.30 GHz, 1.20 GHz, 1.10 GHz, 1000 MHz, 900 MHz, 800 MHz available cpufreq governors: powersave, conservative, userspace, ondemand, performance current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 2.20 GHz. The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use within this range. current CPU frequency is 800 MHz. cpufreq stats: 2.20 GHz:9.34%, 2.20 GHz:0.11%, 2.10 GHz:0.03%, 2.00 GHz:0.09%, 1.90 GHz:0.01%, 1.80 GHz:0.10%, 1.70 GHz:0.04%, 1.60 GHz:0.02%, 1.50 GHz:0.02%, 1.40 GHz:0.01%, 1.30 GHz:0.05%, 1.20 GHz:0.13%, 1.10 GHz:0.16%, 1000 MHz:0.07%, 900 MHz:0.12%, 800 MHz:89.69% (2883) analyzing CPU 7: driver: acpi-cpufreq CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 7 maximum transition latency: 10.0 us. hardware limits: 800 MHz - 2.20 GHz available frequency steps: 2.20 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.10 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.30 GHz, 1.20 GHz, 1.10 GHz, 1000 MHz, 900 MHz, 800 MHz available cpufreq governors: powersave, conservative, userspace, ondemand, performance current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 2.20 GHz. The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use within this range. current CPU frequency is 800 MHz. cpufreq stats: 2.20 GHz:4.60%, 2.20 GHz:0.11%, 2.10 GHz:0.00%, 2.00 GHz:0.00%, 1.90 GHz:0.00%, 1.80 GHz:0.01%, 1.70 GHz:0.00%, 1.60 GHz:0.00%, 1.50 GHz:0.00%, 1.40 GHz:0.00%, 1.30 GHz:0.00%, 1.20 GHz:0.00%, 1.10 GHz:0.01%, 1000 MHz:0.01%, 900 MHz:0.03%, 800 MHz:95.22% (502) -- 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