Browse Source

Merge branch 'acpi_enforce_resources' into release

Len Brown 16 years ago
parent
commit
3b4dadf05d
2 changed files with 19 additions and 3 deletions
  1. 16 0
      Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
  2. 3 3
      drivers/acpi/osl.c

+ 16 - 0
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt

@@ -258,6 +258,22 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 			to assume that this machine's pmtimer latches its value
 			to assume that this machine's pmtimer latches its value
 			and always returns good values.
 			and always returns good values.
 
 
+	acpi_enforce_resources=	[ACPI]
+			{ strict | lax | no }
+			Check for resource conflicts between native drivers
+			and ACPI OperationRegions (SystemIO and SystemMemory
+			only). IO ports and memory declared in ACPI might be
+			used by the ACPI subsystem in arbitrary AML code and
+			can interfere with legacy drivers.
+			strict (default): access to resources claimed by ACPI
+			is denied; legacy drivers trying to access reserved
+			resources will fail to bind to device using them.
+			lax: access to resources claimed by ACPI is allowed;
+			legacy drivers trying to access reserved resources
+			will bind successfully but a warning message is logged.
+			no: ACPI OperationRegions are not marked as reserved,
+			no further checks are performed.
+
 	agp=		[AGP]
 	agp=		[AGP]
 			{ off | try_unsupported }
 			{ off | try_unsupported }
 			off: disable AGP support
 			off: disable AGP support

+ 3 - 3
drivers/acpi/osl.c

@@ -1063,9 +1063,9 @@ __setup("acpi_wake_gpes_always_on", acpi_wake_gpes_always_on_setup);
  * in arbitrary AML code and can interfere with legacy drivers.
  * in arbitrary AML code and can interfere with legacy drivers.
  * acpi_enforce_resources= can be set to:
  * acpi_enforce_resources= can be set to:
  *
  *
- *   - strict           (2)
+ *   - strict (default) (2)
  *     -> further driver trying to access the resources will not load
  *     -> further driver trying to access the resources will not load
- *   - lax (default)    (1)
+ *   - lax              (1)
  *     -> further driver trying to access the resources will load, but you
  *     -> further driver trying to access the resources will load, but you
  *     get a system message that something might go wrong...
  *     get a system message that something might go wrong...
  *
  *
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ __setup("acpi_wake_gpes_always_on", acpi_wake_gpes_always_on_setup);
 #define ENFORCE_RESOURCES_LAX    1
 #define ENFORCE_RESOURCES_LAX    1
 #define ENFORCE_RESOURCES_NO     0
 #define ENFORCE_RESOURCES_NO     0
 
 
-static unsigned int acpi_enforce_resources = ENFORCE_RESOURCES_LAX;
+static unsigned int acpi_enforce_resources = ENFORCE_RESOURCES_STRICT;
 
 
 static int __init acpi_enforce_resources_setup(char *str)
 static int __init acpi_enforce_resources_setup(char *str)
 {
 {