Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:06:57 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Jung-uk Kim <jkim@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: new ACPI warning after update to 9-current Message-ID: <20091001080657.83133zg3oit7zj8k@webmail.leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <200909301918.45942.jkim@FreeBSD.org> References: <20090930135815.15151g7ho1epevgg@webmail.leidinger.net> <200909301918.45942.jkim@FreeBSD.org>
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Quoting Jung-uk Kim <jkim@FreeBSD.org> (from Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:18:44 -0400): > On Wednesday 30 September 2009 07:58 am, Alexander Leidinger wrote: >> Hi, >> >> after updating form 8-beta2 to current (r197613) I get the >> following new message while booting: >> ---snip--- >> ACPI Warning: Detected an unsupported executable opcode at >> module-level: [0x7B] at table offset 0x94 (20090903/psloop-630) >> ACPI Warning: Detected an unsupported executable opcode at >> module-level: [0x7B] at table offset 0x99 (20090903/psloop-630) >> ---snip--- >> >> Anything I should provide additionally? What does it mean (the >> non-obvious meaning and the implications for the system)? > > New ACPICA added partial support for executable at module level, which > is illegal by specification and previously ignored without warning. > Unfortunately many BIOSes out there has broken DSDT/SSDT because > Windows ACPI interpreter does not care although it is illegal since > ACPI 2.0. I say "partial" because only three opcodes are supported > at module level ATM, i.e., If, Else, and While. Basically, it is > telling you that unsupported opcode is found at module level. For > more info, see the following commit: > > http://git.moblin.org/cgit.cgi/acpica/commit/?id=80d7951177315f70b5ffd8663985fbf725d07799 So - my BIOS is broken - it is doing more than before but not all it should do (according to the BIOS) - as the system was working before and working now, I do not need to worry After reading the commit log it looks like they want to support more in the future. Bye, Alexander. -- Put your best foot forward. Or just call in and say you're sick. http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137
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