Version 20130117

1) ACPICA Kernel-resident Subsystem:

Updated the AcpiGetSleepTypeData interface: Allow the \_Sx methods to return either 1 or 2 integers. Although the ACPI spec defines the \_Sx objects to return a package containing one integer, most BIOS code returns two integers and the previous code reflects that. However, we also need to support BIOS code that actually implements to the ACPI spec, and this change reflects this.

Fixed two issues with the ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT macros:

1. Added the ACPI_DO_WHILE macro to the main DEBUG_PRINT helper macro for C compilers that require this support.
2. Renamed the internal ACPI_DEBUG macro to ACPI_DO_DEBUG_PRINT since ACPI_DEBUG is already used by many of the various hosts.

Updated all ACPICA copyrights and signons to 2013. Added the 2013 copyright to all module headers and signons, including the standard Linux header. This affects virtually every file in the ACPICA core subsystem, iASL compiler, all ACPICA utilities, and the test suites.

Example Code and Data Size: These are the sizes for the OS-independent acpica.lib produced by the Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 32-bit compiler. The debug version of the code includes the debug output trace mechanism and has a much larger code and data size.

Previous Release:
Non-Debug Version: 94.5K Code, 25.5K Data, 120.0K Total
Debug Version: 182.2K Code, 74.9K Data, 257.1K Total
Current Release:
Non-Debug Version: 94.5K Code, 25.4K Data, 119.9K Total
Debug Version: 182.3K Code, 75.0K Data, 257.3K Total

2) iASL Compiler/Disassembler and Tools:

Generic Unix OSL: Use a buffer to eliminate multiple vfprintf()s and prevent a possible fault on some hosts. Some C libraries modify the arg pointer parameter to vfprintf making it difficult to call it twice in the AcpiOsVprintf function. Use a local buffer to workaround this issue. This does not affect the Windows OSL since the Win C library does not modify the arg pointer. Chao Guan, Bob Moore.

iASL: Fixed a possible infinite loop when the maximum error count is reached. If an output file other than the .AML file is specified (such as a listing file), and the maximum number of errors is reached, do not attempt to flush data to the output file(s) as the compiler is aborting. This can cause an infinite loop as the max error count code essentially keeps calling itself.

iASL/Disassembler: Added an option (-in) to ignore NOOP opcodes/operators. Implemented for both the compiler and the disassembler. Often, the NOOP opcode is used as padding for packages that are changed dynamically by the BIOS. When disassembled and recompiled, these NOOPs will cause syntax errors. This option causes the disassembler to ignore all NOOP opcodes (0xA3), and it also causes the compiler to ignore all ASL source code NOOP statements as well.

Debugger: Enhanced the Sleep command to execute all sleep states. This change allows Sleep to be invoked with no arguments and causes the debugger to execute all of the sleep states, 0-5, automatically.