Merge branch 'linus' into release

Conflicts:
	drivers/acpi/debug.c

Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
index 5ed51b3d752..b811f2173f6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
@@ -97,6 +97,24 @@ config ACPI_SYSFS_POWER
         help
           Say N to disable power /sys interface
 
+config ACPI_EC_DEBUGFS
+        tristate "EC read/write access through /sys/kernel/debug/ec"
+        default n
+        help
+          Say N to disable Embedded Controller /sys/kernel/debug interface
+
+          Be aware that using this interface can confuse your Embedded
+          Controller in a way that a normal reboot is not enough. You then
+          have to power of your system, and remove the laptop battery for
+          some seconds.
+          An Embedded Controller typically is available on laptops and reads
+          sensor values like battery state and temperature.
+          The kernel accesses the EC through ACPI parsed code provided by BIOS
+          tables. This option allows to access the EC directly without ACPI
+          code being involved.
+          Thus this option is a debug option that helps to write ACPI drivers
+          and can be used to identify ACPI code or EC firmware bugs.
+
 config ACPI_PROC_EVENT
         bool "Deprecated /proc/acpi/event support"
         depends on PROC_FS