> there is no check in the kernel code. However, it still seems > like a bug to me as everything else works if the FADT pointer > is zero (with the above one line patch). [Moore, Robert]
This is some legacy overkill in the code that we should remove or change. Once the ACPI tables are loaded, the FADT pointer should be always valid. There are some inconsistencies in detecting and handling the error case where external ACPI CA interfaces are called before the tables are loaded -- I believe that is the real purpose of the checks for NULL table pointers scattered throughout. Bob - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ia64" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
