On Wed, 2009-12-16 at 02:15 +0800, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> Commit 9a884ab64a4d092b4c3bf24fd9a30f7fbd4591e7 (ACPICA: Add additional 
> module-level code support) results in one of my test machines hanging at 
> boot. The last line output is:
> 
> bio: create slab <bio-0> at 0
> 
> which would normally be followed by
> 
> ACPI: EC: Look up EC in DSDT
> 
> but instead the machine hangs without printing this line. Reverting the 
> commit results in the machine booting. acpidump output attached.
> 

Hi, Matthew

Could you try the attached ACPICA latest release (20091214) patch
series? There are module level code and _REG method fixes included in
it.

Checkout Linus' tree.
git am acpica-v20091214.patch

Thanks,
Lin Ming