http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10454
------- Comment #3 from [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2008-04-19 06:20 -------
Unfortunately the above patch also removes some features from the bios (the
DSDT ahs quite some IF (OSI("Windows 2006")) THEN do something) so a more
appropriate solution might be to fix the signature on the fly? like this:
(perhaps this should only be done based on some DMI whitelisting?)
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ acpi_tb_add_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc,
/* The table must be either an SSDT or a PSDT or an OEMx */
+ if (table_desc->pointer->signature[0] == '\0') {
+ ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((AE_DB_ERROR,
+ "Table has empty signature, probably VIST table,
cor
+ strncpy(table_desc->pointer->signature, "OEM0", 4);
+ }
+
if (!ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(table_desc->pointer->signature, ACPI_SIG_PSDT)&&
!ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(table_desc->pointer->signature, ACPI_SIG_SSDT)&&
strncmp(table_desc->pointer->signature, "OEM", 3)) {
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