Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2 1/2] x86/acpi: add retrieval function for rsdp address

[Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>]

On 26/01/18 19:08, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 4:36 PM, Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Add a function to get the address of the RSDP table. Per default use a
>> __weak annotated function being a nop.
> 
> The problem with weak functions that we can't have more than one
> implementation per kernel while we would like to built several code
> paths.
> 
> I have stumbled on the similar stuff and realize that.
> 
> Perhaps, one of the solution is to have an additional struct under
> x86_init to alternate ACPI related stuff.

I think we can go that route when another user of that interface is
appearing.


Juergen

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