Document exact command preferred for sending ASL as part of bug reports.

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njl 2007-03-14 22:55:30 +00:00
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@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ Store the DSDT data block from physical memory into the specified file.
.It Pa /dev/mem
.El
.Sh EXAMPLES
If a developer requests a copy of your ASL, please use the following
command to dump all tables and compress the result.
.Bd -literal -offset indent
# acpidump -dt | gzip -c9 > my_computer.asl.gz
.Ed
.Pp
This example dumps the DSDT from physical memory to foo.dsdt.
It also prints the contents of various system tables and disassembles
the AML contained in the DSDT to stdout, redirecting the output

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@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ usage(const char *progname)
fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-d] [-t] [-h] [-v] [-f dsdt_input] "
"[-o dsdt_output]\n", progname);
fprintf(stderr, "To send ASL:\n\t%s -dt | gzip -c9 > foo.asl.gz\n",
progname);
exit(1);
}