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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-05-29 11:19:16 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-05-29 11:19:16 -0700 |
| commit | daa94222b638bfe34f745d0982de7a165ce7f67c (patch) | |
| tree | 2157ed94339d46f7a2da22e22648a70319e8fdd0 /Documentation | |
| parent | f310642123e0d32d919c60ca3fab5acd130c4ba3 (diff) | |
| parent | 751516f0a9bad32544f40f471037c0e45fb639c9 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6
* 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6:
ACPI EC: remove redundant code
ACPI: Add D3 cold state
ACPI: processor: fix processor_physically_present in UP kernel
ACPI: Split out custom_method functionality into an own driver
ACPI: Cleanup custom_method debug stuff
ACPI EC: enable MSI workaround for Quanta laptops
ACPICA: Update to version 20110413
ACPICA: Execute an orphan _REG method under the EC device
ACPICA: Move ACPI_NUM_PREDEFINED_REGIONS to a more appropriate place
ACPICA: Update internal address SpaceID for DataTable regions
ACPICA: Add more methods eligible for NULL package element removal
ACPICA: Split all internal Global Lock functions to new file - evglock
ACPI: EC: add another DMI check for ASUS hardware
ACPI EC: remove dead code
ACPICA: Fix code divergence of global lock handling
ACPICA: Use acpi_os_create_lock interface
ACPI: osl, add acpi_os_create_lock interface
ACPI:Fix goto flows in thermal-sys
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/acpi/method-customizing.txt | 5 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/acpi/method-customizing.txt b/Documentation/acpi/method-customizing.txt index 3e1d25aee3fb..5f55373dd53b 100644 --- a/Documentation/acpi/method-customizing.txt +++ b/Documentation/acpi/method-customizing.txt @@ -66,3 +66,8 @@ Note: We can use a kernel with multiple custom ACPI method running, But each individual write to debugfs can implement a SINGLE method override. i.e. if we want to insert/override multiple ACPI methods, we need to redo step c) ~ g) for multiple times. + +Note: Be aware that root can mis-use this driver to modify arbitrary + memory and gain additional rights, if root's privileges got + restricted (for example if root is not allowed to load additional + modules after boot). |