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SubjectRe: [RFT][PATCH] ACPI / init: Run acpi_early_init() before efi_enter_virtual_mode() (was: Re: [RFC PATCH 00/14] Support timezone of ACPI TAD and EFI TIME)
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於 日,2014-01-12 於 01:30 +0100,Rafael J. Wysocki 提到:
> OK
>
> I don't see any adverse effects of the patch below on a couple of my
> test
> boxes, but (a) they are Intel-based and (b) they are non-EFI, so it
> would be
> good to give it a go on as many machines as reasonably possible.
>
> Thanks,
> Rafael
>
> ---
> From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
> Subject: ACPI / init: Run acpi_early_init() before
> efi_enter_virtual_mode()
>
> According to Matt Fleming, if acpi_early_init() was executed befpre
> efi_enter_virtual_mode(), the EFI initialization could benefit from
> it, so make that happen.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
> ---
> init/main.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> Index: linux-pm/init/main.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-pm.orig/init/main.c
> +++ linux-pm/init/main.c
> @@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void
> calibrate_delay();
> pidmap_init();
> anon_vma_init();
> + acpi_early_init();
> #ifdef CONFIG_X86
> if (efi_enabled(EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES))
> efi_enter_virtual_mode();
> @@ -641,7 +642,6 @@ asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void
>
> check_bugs();
>
> - acpi_early_init(); /* before LAPIC and SMP init */
> sfi_init_late();
>
> if (efi_enabled(EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES)) {
>
>
>

This patch works to me on Acer Gateway Z5WT2 UEFI notebook and Intel
UEFI development board.

Does it possible move acpi_early_init() to before timekeeping_init()?
The position is also before efi_enter_virtual_mode() and that will be
useful for parsing ACPI TAD to set system clock:

diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index febc511..b6d93c8 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void)
init_timers();
hrtimers_init();
softirq_init();
+ acpi_early_init();
timekeeping_init();
time_init();
sched_clock_postinit();
@@ -641,7 +642,6 @@ asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void)

check_bugs();

- acpi_early_init(); /* before LAPIC and SMP init */
sfi_init_late();

if (efi_enabled(EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES)) {

Thanks a lot!
Joey Lee

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