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[PATCH] xen/arm: ACPI: Remove EXPERT dependancy, default on for ARM64



Linux requires UEFI support to be enabled on ARM64 devices.  While many
ARM64 devices lack ACPI, the writing seems to be on the wall of UEFI/ACPI
potentially taking over.  Some common devices may require ACPI table
support to boot.

For devices which can boot in either mode, continue defaulting to
device-tree.  Add warnings about using ACPI advising users of present
situation.

Signed-off-by: Elliott Mitchell <ehem+xen@xxxxxxx>
---
Okay, hopefully this is okay.  Warning in Kconfig, warning on boot.
Perhaps "default y if ARM_64" is redundant, yet if someone tries to make
it possible to boot aarch32 on a ACPI machine...

I also want a date in the message.  Theory is this won't be there
forever, so a date is essential.
---
 xen/arch/arm/Kconfig     | 7 ++++++-
 xen/arch/arm/acpi/boot.c | 9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/Kconfig b/xen/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 2777388265..29624d03fa 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -32,13 +32,18 @@ menu "Architecture Features"
 source "arch/Kconfig"
 
 config ACPI
-       bool "ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support" if 
EXPERT
+       bool "ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support"
        depends on ARM_64
+       default y if ARM_64
        ---help---
 
          Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support for Xen is
          an alternative to device tree on ARM64.
 
+         Note this is presently EXPERIMENTAL.  If a given device has both
+         device-tree and ACPI support, it is presently (October 2020)
+         recommended to boot using the device-tree.
+
 config GICV3
        bool "GICv3 driver"
        depends on ARM_64 && !NEW_VGIC
diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/acpi/boot.c b/xen/arch/arm/acpi/boot.c
index 30e4bd1bc5..c0e8f85325 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/acpi/boot.c
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/acpi/boot.c
@@ -254,6 +254,15 @@ int __init acpi_boot_table_init(void)
                                    dt_scan_depth1_nodes, NULL) )
         goto disable;
 
+    printk("\n"
+"*************************************************************************\n"
+"*    WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING    *\n"
+"*                                                                       *\n"
+"* Xen-ARM ACPI support is EXPERIMENTAL.  It is presently (October 2020) *\n"
+"* recommended you boot your system in device-tree mode if you can.      *\n"
+"*************************************************************************\n"
+            "\n");
+
     /*
      * ACPI is disabled at this point. Enable it in order to parse
      * the ACPI tables.
-- 
2.20.1


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