This change will enable debug object output via a global variable,
AcpiGbl_EnableAmlDebugObject. This will help with remote machine
debugging. Also, moved all debug object support code to a new file,
executer/exdebug.c. Entire debug object module can now be configured
out of the ACPICA build if desired. Lin Ming, Bob Moore.
This change will repair (by sorting) packages returned by _ALR,
_PSS, and _TSS. Drivers can now assume that the packages are
correctly sorted. Adds one new file, namespace/nsrepair2.c
ACPICA BZ 784. Lin Ming, Bob Moore.
Completed a major update for the AcpiGetObjectInfo external interface.
Changes include:
- Support for variable, unlimited length HID, UID, and CID strings
- Support Processor objects the same as Devices (HID,UID,CID,ADR,STA, etc.)
- Call the _SxW power methods on behalf of a device object
- Determine if a device is a PCI root bridge
- Change the ACPI_BUFFER parameter to ACPI_DEVICE_INFO.
These changes will require an update to all callers of this interface.
See the ACPICA Programmer Reference for details.
Added a reader/writer locking mechanism to allow multiple
concurrent namespace walks (readers), but a dynamic table
unload will have exclusive access to the namespace. This fixes
a problem where a table unload could delete the portion of
the namespace that is currently being examined by a walk.
Adds a new file, utlock.c that implements the reader/writer
lock mechanism. ACPICA BZ 749.
Validates predefined ACPI objects that appear in the namespace, at the
time they are evaluated. The argument count and the type of the returned
object are validated. The purpose of this validation is to detect problems
with the BIOS-exposed predefined ACPI objects before the results are
returned to the ACPI-related drivers.
