Re: [Bug #14379] ACPI Warning for _SB_.BAT0._BIF: Converted Buffer to expected String

[Justin Mattock]

On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> This message has been generated automatically as a part of a report
> of recent regressions.
>
> The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
> from 2.6.31.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let me know
> (either way).
>
>
> Bug-Entry       : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14379
> Subject         : ACPI Warning for _SB_.BAT0._BIF: Converted Buffer to expected String
> Submitter       : Justin Mattock <justinmattock@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date            : 2009-10-08 21:46 (4 days old)
> References      : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=125504031328941&w=4
>
>
>

pulled rc4 today and the warning is still present.
here is the results of git bisect:

d9adc2e031bd22d5d9607a53a8d3b30e0b675f39 is the first bad commit
commit d9adc2e031bd22d5d9607a53a8d3b30e0b675f39
Author: Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@xxxxxxxxx>
Date:   Mon Jul 27 11:31:10 2009 +0800

    ACPICA: reformat predefined method table, no functional change

    Reformatted the methods that return package objects.

    Signed-off-by: Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@xxxxxxxxx>
    Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx>

:040000 040000 17c30a6e75ce2fafc677b32bdcf3fbecae8458ab
f43e38a2a4034bcc73ef14943e61187f11b08731 M      drivers

I will go and attach the git log to the bug report.

-- 
Justin P. Mattock
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