Hi! > Back in September 2014, a meeting was held at Linaro Connect where we > discussed what issues remained before the arm64 ACPI core patches could > be merged into the kernel, creating the TODO list below. I should have > published this list sooner; I got focused on trying to resolve some of > the issues instead. > > We have made some progress on all of these items. But, I want to make > sure we haven't missed something. Since this list was compiled by only > the people in the room at Connect, it is probable we have. I, for one, > do not yet claim omniscience. > > So, I want to ask the ARM and ACPI communities: > > -- Is this list correct? > > -- Is this list complete? I'm not sure this is how kernel development works. Expect new issues to be raised as patches are being reviewed. > 7. Why is ACPI required? > * Problem: > * arm64 maintainers still haven't been convinced that ACPI is > necessary. > * Why do hardware and OS vendors say ACPI is required? > * Status: Al & Grant collecting statements from OEMs to be posted > publicly early in the new year; firmware summit for broader > discussion planned. This should be #1 really, right? I still hope the answer is "ACPI not needed". Pavel -- (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek (cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html -- 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
