Re: [Qemu-devel] [edk2] Windows does not support DataTableRegion at all [was: docs: describe QEMU's VMGenID design]

2015-09-15 Thread Laszlo Ersek
On 09/14/15 19:23, Walz, Michael C wrote: > Who are the Microsoft representatives in the ASWG? Shouldn't this > conversation be happening with them? I asked my colleague Al Stone @RH for help; he said he'd bring this up at the next ASWG meeting. Thank you Al, and thank you Michael for the

Re: [Qemu-devel] [edk2] Windows does not support DataTableRegion at all [was: docs: describe QEMU's VMGenID design]

2015-09-15 Thread Laszlo Ersek
On 09/14/15 23:12, Bill Paul wrote: [snip -- see my other email too] > Also, if you want to talk business cases, I'm assuming that somewhere > Microsoft claims ACPI compliance. Correct; this page: states

Re: [Qemu-devel] [edk2] Windows does not support DataTableRegion at all [was: docs: describe QEMU's VMGenID design]

2015-09-15 Thread Laszlo Ersek
On 09/15/15 15:45, Moore, Robert wrote: > I can't speak to the MS interpreter, but the iASL compiler does > indeed support DataTableRegion Yes, that was the very first thing I tested. That was a prerequisite for writing the design doc (which contained ASL code). > (as well as the ACPICA

Re: [Qemu-devel] [edk2] Windows does not support DataTableRegion at all [was: docs: describe QEMU's VMGenID design]

2015-09-15 Thread Moore, Robert
I can't speak to the MS interpreter, but the iASL compiler does indeed support DataTableRegion (as well as the ACPICA interpreter). It may be worth an experiment to build an AML table with the iASL compiler that contains a DataTableRegion, and try it out on Win. Also, newer versions of the MS

Re: [Qemu-devel] [edk2] Windows does not support DataTableRegion at all [was: docs: describe QEMU's VMGenID design]

2015-09-14 Thread Moore, Robert
The Windows ACPI implementation doesn't even fully support ACPI 2.0 AFAIK, let alone other new things. Rob Gough or Michael may know better than I do. > -Original Message- > From: Bill Paul [mailto:wp...@windriver.com] > Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 9:53 AM > To:

Re: [Qemu-devel] [edk2] Windows does not support DataTableRegion at all [was: docs: describe QEMU's VMGenID design]

2015-09-14 Thread Bill Paul
Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, Laszlo Ersek had to walk into mine at 11:20:28 on Monday 14 September 2015 and say: > On 09/14/15 18:53, Bill Paul wrote: > > Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, Laszlo Ersek had > > to > > > > walk into mine at

Re: [Qemu-devel] [edk2] Windows does not support DataTableRegion at all [was: docs: describe QEMU's VMGenID design]

2015-09-14 Thread Moore, Robert
I should say "some new things" are not supported, not all of them. > -Original Message- > From: Walz, Michael C > Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 10:24 AM > To: Moore, Robert; Bill Paul; edk2-de...@ml01.01.org > Cc: Laszlo Ersek; Igor Mammedov; Michael S. Tsirkin; Josh Triplett; Gal >

Re: [Qemu-devel] [edk2] Windows does not support DataTableRegion at all [was: docs: describe QEMU's VMGenID design]

2015-09-14 Thread Laszlo Ersek
On 09/14/15 18:53, Bill Paul wrote: > Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, Laszlo Ersek had to > walk into mine at 03:24:42 on Monday 14 September 2015 and say: > >> On 09/14/15 10:24, Igor Mammedov wrote: >>> On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 15:34:51 +0300 >>> >>> "Michael S. Tsirkin"

Re: [Qemu-devel] [edk2] Windows does not support DataTableRegion at all [was: docs: describe QEMU's VMGenID design]

2015-09-14 Thread Laszlo Ersek
On 09/14/15 19:23, Walz, Michael C wrote: > Who are the Microsoft representatives in the ASWG? Shouldn't this > conversation be happening with them? Red Hat is represented in the ASWG, as far as I know, so if you guys think this is appropriate to bring up there (ie. a specific product's

Re: [Qemu-devel] [edk2] Windows does not support DataTableRegion at all [was: docs: describe QEMU's VMGenID design]

2015-09-14 Thread Bill Paul
Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, Laszlo Ersek had to walk into mine at 03:24:42 on Monday 14 September 2015 and say: > On 09/14/15 10:24, Igor Mammedov wrote: > > On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 15:34:51 +0300 > > > > "Michael S. Tsirkin" wrote: > >> On Sun, Sep

Re: [Qemu-devel] [edk2] Windows does not support DataTableRegion at all [was: docs: describe QEMU's VMGenID design]

2015-09-14 Thread Walz, Michael C
Who are the Microsoft representatives in the ASWG? Shouldn't this conversation be happening with them? -Original Message- From: Moore, Robert Sent: September 14, 2015 10:14 To: Bill Paul; edk2-de...@ml01.01.org Cc: Laszlo Ersek; Igor Mammedov; Michael S. Tsirkin; Josh Triplett; Gal