Re: [2.6.29-rc5 ACPI] truncated dsobject list...

[Daniel J Blueman]

On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Moore, Robert <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>ACPI Warning (dsobject-0502): Package List length (6) larger than
>>NumElements count (4), truncated
>
> This simply means that in one of the ACPI tables, a Package object was found that was declared to have 6 items. However, when parsing the package, the interpreter only found 4 items.
>
> It's a BIOS issue, but probably not serious unless there really is supposed to be 6 items.

I see this with stock 2.6.31 [1] on Intel S5400SF hardware. I'll send
you the acpidump offline.

Thanks,
  Daniel

--- [1]

$ dmesg
ACPI: RSDP 00000000000f03f0 00024 (v02 INTEL )

ACPI: XSDT 000000007fb39120 0008C (v01 INTEL  S5400SF  00000000 INTL 01000013)

ACPI: DMAR 000000007fb37000 00112 (v01 INTEL  S5400SF  00000001 INTL 01000013)

ACPI: FACP 000000007fb35000 000F4 (v03 INTEL  S5400SF  00000000 INTL 01000013)

ACPI: DSDT 000000007fb2e000 05664 (v02 INTEL  S5400SF  00000008 INTL 01000013)

ACPI: FACS 000000007fabf000 00040

ACPI: APIC 000000007fb34000 000C8 (v01 INTEL  S5400SF  00000000 INTL 01000013)

ACPI: SPCR 000000007fb2d000 00050 (v01 INTEL  S5400SF  00000000 INTL 01000013)

ACPI: HPET 000000007fb2c000 00038 (v01 INTEL  S5400SF  00000001 INTL 01000013)

ACPI: MCFG 000000007fb2b000 0003C (v01 INTEL  S5400SF  00000001 INTL 01000013)

ACPI: SSDT 000000007fb2a000 00A14 (v02 INTEL  EIST     00004000 INTL 01000013)

ACPI: SSDT 000000007fb29000 00193 (v02 INTEL  IPMI     00004000 INTL 01000013)

ACPI: SSDT 000000007fb28000 002D4 (v02 INTEL  CST      00004000 INTL 01000013)

ACPI: HEST 000000007fb27000 000A8 (v01 INTEL  S5400SF  00000001 INTL 00000001)

ACPI: BERT 000000007fb26000 00030 (v01 INTEL  S5400SF  00000001 INTL 00000001)

ACPI: ERST 000000007fb25000 00230 (v01 INTEL  S5400SF  00000001 INTL 00000001)

ACPI: EINJ 000000007fb24000 00130 (v01 INTEL  S5400SF  00000001 INTL 00000001)

<snip>
ACPI: EC: Look up EC in DSDT

ACPI Warning: Package List length (6) larger than NumElements count
(2), truncated

 20090521 dsobject-502

ACPI Warning: Package List length (6) larger than NumElements count
(2), truncated

 20090521 dsobject-502

ACPI Warning: Package List length (6) larger than NumElements count
(2), truncated

 20090521 dsobject-502

ACPI Warning: Package List length (6) larger than NumElements count
(2), truncated

 20090521 dsobject-502

ACPI Warning: Package List length (6) larger than NumElements count
(2), truncated

 20090521 dsobject-502

ACPI Warning: Package List length (6) larger than NumElements count
(2), truncated

 20090521 dsobject-502

ACPI Warning: Package List length (6) larger than NumElements count
(2), truncated

 20090521 dsobject-502

ACPI Warning: Package List length (6) larger than NumElements count
(2), truncated

 20090521 dsobject-502


>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: linux-acpi-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-acpi-
>>owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Daniel J Blueman
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 8:32 AM
>>To: linux-acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Linux Kernel
>>Subject: [2.6.29-rc5 ACPI] truncated dsobject list...
>>
>>With 2.6.29-rc5 on an Intel S5000PAL server (BIOS
>>S5000.86B.10.60.0091.100920081631), we see ACPI object list truncation
>>[1]. Does it make sense to increase the default element allocation?
>>
>>Many thanks,
>>  Daniel
>>
>>--- [1]
>>
>>ACPI: EC: Look up EC in DSDT
>>ACPI Warning (dsobject-0502): Package List length (6) larger than
>>NumElements count (4), truncated
>>[20081204]
-- 
Daniel J Blueman
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