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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/acpi/dsdt-override.txt | 15 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | Documentation/acpi/initramfs-add-dsdt.sh | 43 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 3 |
3 files changed, 61 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/acpi/dsdt-override.txt b/Documentation/acpi/dsdt-override.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..5008f256a2db --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/acpi/dsdt-override.txt @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +Linux supports two methods of overriding the BIOS DSDT: + +CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT builds the image into the kernel. + +CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_INITRD adds the image to the initrd. + +When to use these methods is described in detail on the +Linux/ACPI home page: +http://www.lesswatts.org/projects/acpi/overridingDSDT.php + +Note that if both options are used, the DSDT supplied +by the INITRD method takes precedence. + +Documentation/initramfs-add-dsdt.sh is provided for convenience +for use with the CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_INITRD method. diff --git a/Documentation/acpi/initramfs-add-dsdt.sh b/Documentation/acpi/initramfs-add-dsdt.sh new file mode 100755 index 000000000000..17ef6e838e14 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/acpi/initramfs-add-dsdt.sh @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +#!/bin/bash +# Adds a DSDT file to the initrd (if it's an initramfs) +# first argument is the name of archive +# second argument is the name of the file to add +# The file will be copied as /DSDT.aml + +# 20060126: fix "Premature end of file" with some old cpio (Roland Robic) +# 20060205: this time it should really work + +# check the arguments +if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then + program_name=$(basename $0) + echo "\ +$program_name: too few arguments +Usage: $program_name initrd-name.img DSDT-to-add.aml +Adds a DSDT file to an initrd (in initramfs format) + + initrd-name.img: filename of the initrd in initramfs format + DSDT-to-add.aml: filename of the DSDT file to add + " 1>&2 + exit 1 +fi + +# we should check it's an initramfs + +tempcpio=$(mktemp -d) +# cleanup on exit, hangup, interrupt, quit, termination +trap 'rm -rf $tempcpio' 0 1 2 3 15 + +# extract the archive +gunzip -c "$1" > "$tempcpio"/initramfs.cpio || exit 1 + +# copy the DSDT file at the root of the directory so that we can call it "/DSDT.aml" +cp -f "$2" "$tempcpio"/DSDT.aml + +# add the file +cd "$tempcpio" +(echo DSDT.aml | cpio --quiet -H newc -o -A -O "$tempcpio"/initramfs.cpio) || exit 1 +cd "$OLDPWD" + +# re-compress the archive +gzip -c "$tempcpio"/initramfs.cpio > "$1" + diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 8ea41b6e6a85..0dcbd266b442 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file acpi_no_auto_ssdt [HW,ACPI] Disable automatic loading of SSDT + acpi_no_initrd_override [KNL,ACPI] + Disable loading custom ACPI tables from the initramfs + acpi_os_name= [HW,ACPI] Tell ACPI BIOS the name of the OS Format: To spoof as Windows 98: ="Microsoft Windows" |