ACK: [PATCH] acpi: method: make _PTS & _WAK optional

ivanhu ivan.hu at canonical.com
Fri Apr 21 02:58:22 UTC 2017



On 04/14/2017 12:22 PM, Alex Hung wrote:
> With clarification from ACPI Spec Work Group (ASWG), most agree
> _PTS & _WAK are optional with the following implementation:
>
> Linux – it’s optional
> VMWARE – it’s optional
> Microsoft Windows – it’s optional
>
> Signed-off-by: Alex Hung <alex.hung at canonical.com>
> ---
>  src/acpi/method/method.c | 30 ++----------------------------
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/src/acpi/method/method.c b/src/acpi/method/method.c
> index 6288c1c..d276b76 100644
> --- a/src/acpi/method/method.c
> +++ b/src/acpi/method/method.c
> @@ -6388,21 +6388,7 @@ static int method_test_PTS(fwts_framework *fw)
>  		arg[0].Integer.Value = i;
>
>  		fwts_log_info(fw, "Test _PTS(%d).", i);
> -
> -		if (method_evaluate_method(fw, METHOD_OPTIONAL, "_PTS", arg, 1,
> -			method_test_NULL_return, NULL) == FWTS_NOT_EXIST) {
> -			fwts_advice(fw,
> -				"Could not find _PTS. This method provides a "
> -				"mechanism to do housekeeping functions, such "
> -				"as write sleep state to the embedded "
> -				"controller before entering a sleep state. If "
> -				"the machine cannot suspend (S3), "
> -				"hibernate (S4) or shutdown (S5) then it "
> -				"could be because _PTS is missing.  Note that "
> -				"ACPI 1.0 wants _PTS to be executed before "
> -				"suspending devices.");
> -			break;
> -		}
> +		method_evaluate_method(fw, METHOD_OPTIONAL, "_PTS", arg, 1, method_test_NULL_return, NULL);
>  		fwts_log_nl(fw);
>  	}
>  	return FWTS_OK;
> @@ -6474,19 +6460,7 @@ static int method_test_WAK(fwts_framework *fw)
>  		arg[0].Type = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
>  		arg[0].Integer.Value = i;
>  		fwts_log_info(fw, "Test _WAK(%d) System Wake, State S%d.", i, i);
> -		if (method_evaluate_method(fw, METHOD_OPTIONAL, "_WAK", arg, 1,
> -			method_test_WAK_return, &i) == FWTS_NOT_EXIST) {
> -			fwts_advice(fw,
> -				"Section 7.3.7 states that a system that wakes "
> -				"from a sleeping state will invoke the _WAK "
> -				"control to issue device, thermal and other "
> -				"notifications to ensure that the operating system "
> -				"checks the states of various devices, thermal "
> -				"zones, etc.  The Linux kernel will report an "
> -				"ACPI exception if _WAK is does not exist when "
> -				"it returns from a sleep state.");
> -			break;
> -		}
> +		method_evaluate_method(fw, METHOD_OPTIONAL, "_WAK", arg, 1, method_test_WAK_return, &i);
>  		fwts_log_nl(fw);
>  	}
>  	return FWTS_OK;
>

Acked-by: Ivan Hu <ivan.hu at canonical.com>



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