On Fri, Dec 02, 2022 at 01:53:55PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > On Fri, Dec 2, 2022 at 1:50 PM Laurent Pinchart wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 02, 2022 at 12:21:12PM +0100, Hans de Goede wrote: > > > On 12/2/22 11:54, Laurent Pinchart wrote: > > ... > > > > Note the need for an index -> name map is standard for all GPIOs > > > on ACPI platforms. > > > > It's funny how ARM platforms were criticized for their need of board > > files, with x86/ACPI being revered as a saint. Now we have DT on ARM and > > x86 needs board files :-) > > I believe it's a misunderstanding here due to missing words at Hans' > statement, i..e. > "..., which do not provide the descriptions in _DSD() method." > > So, no, x86 does not need board files generally speaking. The problem > here is some departments of some big companies that didn't get ACPI > properly or at all. When it comes to camera support, that seems to cover an overwhelming majority of systems, if not all of them. -- Regards, Laurent Pinchart
