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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 19/19] Documentation: ACPI for ARM64
    On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 09:00:25PM +0800, Hanjun Guo wrote:
    > From: Graeme Gregory <graeme.gregory@linaro.org>
    >
    > Add documentation for the guidelines of how to use ACPI
    > on ARM64.
    >
    > Signed-off-by: Graeme Gregory <graeme.gregory@linaro.org>
    > Signed-off-by: Hanjun Guo <hanjun.guo@linaro.org>
    > ---
    > Documentation/arm64/arm-acpi.txt | 240 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
    > 1 file changed, 240 insertions(+)
    > create mode 100644 Documentation/arm64/arm-acpi.txt
    >
    > diff --git a/Documentation/arm64/arm-acpi.txt b/Documentation/arm64/arm-acpi.txt
    > new file mode 100644
    > index 0000000..12cd550
    > --- /dev/null
    > +++ b/Documentation/arm64/arm-acpi.txt
    > @@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
    > +ACPI on ARMv8 Servers
    > +---------------------

    [...]

    > +
    > +
    > +There exists in the ACPI 5.1 specification no standard binding for these objects
    > +to enable programmable levels or rates so this should be avoid if possible and
    > +the resources set to appropriate level by the firmware. If this is not possible
    > +then any manipulation should be abstracted in ASL.
    > +

    I'm not a native English speaker, but this wording sounds strange to me.
    I would suggest "There exists no specification in the the..." or more
    simply "The ACPI 5.1 specification does not contain any standard...".

    -Christoffer


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