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Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH 01/12] libacpi: new DSDT ACPI table for Q35



On Mon, 12 Mar 2018 16:32:27 -0400
Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 06:10:35AM +1000, Alexey G wrote:
>> On Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:38:03 -0400
>> Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>   
>> >On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 04:33:46AM +1000, Alexey Gerasimenko
>> >wrote:  
>> >> This patch adds the DSDT table for Q35 (new
>> >> tools/libacpi/dsdt_q35.asl file). There are not many differences
>> >> with dsdt.asl (for i440) at the moment, namely:
>> >> 
>> >> - BDF location of LPC Controller
>> >> - Minor changes related to FDC detection
>> >> - Addition of _OSC method to inform OSPM about PCIe features
>> >> supported
>> >> 
>> >> As we are still using 4 PCI router links and their corresponding
>> >> device/register addresses are same (offset 0x60), no need to
>> >> change PCI routing descriptions.
>> >> 
>> >> Also, ACPI hotplug is still used to control passed through device
>> >> hot (un)plug (as it was for i440).
>> >> 
>> >> Signed-off-by: Alexey Gerasimenko <x1917x@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> ---
>> >>  tools/libacpi/dsdt_q35.asl | 551
>> >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 551
>> >> insertions(+) create mode 100644 tools/libacpi/dsdt_q35.asl
>> >> 
>> >> diff --git a/tools/libacpi/dsdt_q35.asl
>> >> b/tools/libacpi/dsdt_q35.asl new file mode 100644
>> >> index 0000000000..cd02946a07
>> >> --- /dev/null
>> >> +++ b/tools/libacpi/dsdt_q35.asl
>> >> @@ -0,0 +1,551 @@
>> >> +/******************************************************************************
>> >> + * DSDT for Xen with Qemu device model (for Q35 machine)
>> >> + *
>> >> + * Copyright (c) 2004, Intel Corporation.
>> >> + *
>> >> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
>> >> modify
>> >> + * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
>> >> published
>> >> + * by the Free Software Foundation; version 2.1 only. with the
>> >> special
>> >> + * exception on linking described in file LICENSE.    
>> >
>> >I don't see the 'LICENSE' file in Xen's directory?
>> >
>> >Also, your email does not seem to be coming from Intel, so I have to
>> >ask, where did this file originally come from?  
>> 
>> It's basically Xen's dsdt.asl with some modifications related to Q35.
>> Currently only few modifications needed, but in the future dsdt.asl
>> and dsdt_q35.asl will diverge more from each other -- that's the
>> reason why a separate file was forked instead applying these changes
>> to dsdt.asl directly, for example, as #ifdef-parts.  
>
>OK, as such you should make a seperate patch that adds this file (and
>be completly unmodified) and make sure you CC Intel folks (Kevin, et
>all) so they can Ack it.

Kevin -- I assume you mean Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>? Cc'ing
him.
Please let me know other persons from Intel who are also responsible,
the MAINTAINERS file doesn't tell much about Intel people
regarding /libacpi, unfortunately.

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