* [9fans] ACPI
@ 2006-07-12 2:57 david bulkow
2006-07-12 3:22 ` Ronald G Minnich
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From: david bulkow @ 2006-07-12 2:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
Is anyone currently working on ACPI support?
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* Re: [9fans] ACPI
2006-07-12 2:57 [9fans] ACPI david bulkow
@ 2006-07-12 3:22 ` Ronald G Minnich
2006-07-13 1:26 ` david bulkow
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From: Ronald G Minnich @ 2006-07-12 3:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
david bulkow wrote:
> Is anyone currently working on ACPI support?
it would be great if you would (hint).
And not do it the way linux did it (hint, hint).
ron
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* Re: Re: [9fans] ACPI
2006-07-12 3:22 ` Ronald G Minnich
@ 2006-07-13 1:26 ` david bulkow
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From: david bulkow @ 2006-07-13 1:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
On 7/11/06, Ronald G Minnich <rminnich@lanl.gov> wrote:
> it would be great if you would (hint).
>
> And not do it the way linux did it (hint, hint).
>
I guess I walked into both of these :-)
Using the mptable code for clues, I have located and decoded the first
couple ACPI tables. Before digging in I was hoping to find someone
with which to discuss potential directions.
I see this project expanding into three areas:
- decode the tables of interest
- process AML so I can find most of the tables and eventually handle
more than interrupt setup and processor identification
- tie all this into the kernel boot sequence
As to the first item I seek clarification. Should I follow the
example in mp.[ch] and map C structures over each ACPI table or should
I decode them in a fashion similar to 9P message conversion?
Since this is a rather large project, should I submit code as I
complete sections of it, not breaking the kernel of course, or should
I package the whole thing up at the end?
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