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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/acpi')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/acpi/dsdt-override.txt | 12 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | Documentation/acpi/initramfs-add-dsdt.sh | 43 |
2 files changed, 2 insertions, 53 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/acpi/dsdt-override.txt b/Documentation/acpi/dsdt-override.txt index 5008f256a2db..febbb1ba4d23 100644 --- a/Documentation/acpi/dsdt-override.txt +++ b/Documentation/acpi/dsdt-override.txt @@ -1,15 +1,7 @@ -Linux supports two methods of overriding the BIOS DSDT: +Linux supports a method 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 +When to use this method 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 deleted file mode 100755 index 17ef6e838e14..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/acpi/initramfs-add-dsdt.sh +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -#!/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" - |