kernel: added patch to make asus_atk0110 work on my board.

The patch has been submitted to the lm-sensors mailing list,
I hope they pull it for the next kernel version.

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extra : convert_revision : 37544276e9fa7cbccd99812d651ff0a2aa206ccf
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Juan RP 2010-01-12 20:42:21 +01:00
parent 2f9c35c258
commit 564169ab0d
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@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
Patch submitted to lm-sensors@lm-sensors.org, here:
http://lists.lm-sensors.org/pipermail/lm-sensors/2010-January/027606.html
--- drivers/hwmon/asus_atk0110.c.orig 2010-01-07 00:07:45.000000000 +0100
+++ drivers/hwmon/asus_atk0110.c 2010-01-12 19:38:48.066204943 +0100
@@ -1141,12 +1141,7 @@ static int atk_add(struct acpi_device *d
buf.length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER;
ret = acpi_evaluate_object_typed(data->atk_handle, BOARD_ID, NULL,
&buf, ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE);
- if (ret != AE_OK) {
- dev_dbg(&device->dev, "atk: method MBIF not found\n");
- err = -ENODEV;
- goto out;
- }
-
+ if (ret == AE_OK) {
obj = buf.pointer;
if (obj->package.count >= 2 &&
obj->package.elements[1].type == ACPI_TYPE_STRING) {
@@ -1154,6 +1149,15 @@ static int atk_add(struct acpi_device *d
obj->package.elements[1].string.pointer);
}
ACPI_FREE(buf.pointer);
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * Some DSDTs do not have the MBIF method, but this should
+ * not be treated as fatal error! just mention this fact
+ * and continue.
+ */
+ dev_dbg(&device->dev,
+ "atk: method MBIF not found, continuing...\n");
+ }
/* Check for hwmon methods: first check "old" style methods; note that
* both may be present: in this case we stick to the old interface;

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@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=kernel
_kernel_ver=2.6.32
#version=${_kernel_ver}
_kernel_patch_ver=3
revision=1
version=${_kernel_ver}.${_kernel_patch_ver}
wrksrc="linux-$version"
distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v2.6/linux-$version.tar.bz2"