Re: [PATCH v3] ARM64: ACPI: Update documentation for latest specification version

From: Lorenzo Pieralisi
Date: Mon Apr 18 2016 - 05:07:22 EST


On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 11:54:08AM -0600, Al Stone wrote:

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> > Understood, the point I wanted to make is that adding a list of methods
> > in acpi_object_usage.txt ("Use as needed") is not necessarily additional
> > information, you can add a pointer at ACPI specs (for that specific
> > purpose - as I said there are parts of the patch that add additional
> > information Linux related) for that purpose instead of having to list
> > all of them in acpi_object_usage.txt again.
>
> I see. That makes sense. How about I collapse those down with something
> on the order of "unless otherwise noted, use as needed" and just remove the
> ones that have no specific info?

Agreed, that would also help you avoid keeping track of new specs
updates that do not necessarily require updates to these docs.

Lorenzo