Logfile: Changes for version 20140114.

Version 20140114.

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+14 January 2014. Summary of changes for version 20140114:
+
+1) ACPICA kernel-resident subsystem:
+
+Updated all ACPICA copyrights and signons to 2014. Added the 2014 
+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.
+
+Improved parameter validation for AcpiInstallGpeBlock. Added the 
+following checks:
+1) The incoming device handle refers to type ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE.
+2) There is not already a GPE block attached to the device.
+Likewise, with AcpiRemoveGpeBlock, ensure that the incoming object is a 
+device.
+
+Correctly support "references" in the ACPI_OBJECT. This change fixes the 
+support to allow references (namespace nodes) to be passed as arguments 
+to control methods via the evaluate object interface. This is probably 
+most useful for testing purposes, however.
+
+Improved support for 32/64 bit physical addresses in printf()-like 
+output. This change improves the support for physical addresses in printf 
+debug statements and other output on both 32-bit and 64-bit hosts. It 
+consistently outputs the appropriate number of bytes for each host. The 
+%p specifier is unsatisfactory since it does not emit uniform output on 
+all hosts/clib implementations (on some, leading zeros are not supported, 
+leading to difficult-to-read output).
+
+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.
+
+  Current Release:
+    Non-Debug Version:  96.2K Code, 27.0K Data, 123.2K Total
+    Debug Version:     187.5K Code, 78.3K Data, 265.8K Total
+  Previous Release:
+    Non-Debug Version:  96.1K Code, 27.0K Data, 123.1K Total
+    Debug Version:     185.6K Code, 77.3K Data, 262.9K Total
+
+
+2) iASL Compiler/Disassembler and Tools:
+
+iASL: Fix a possible fault when using the Connection() operator. Fixes a 
+problem if the parent Field definition for the Connection operator refers 
+to an operation region that does not exist. ACPICA BZ 1064.
+
+AcpiExec: Load of local test tables is now optional. The utility has the 
+capability to load some various tables to test features of ACPICA. 
+However, there are enough of them that the output of the utility became 
+confusing. With this change, only the required local tables are displayed 
+(RSDP, XSDT, etc.) along with the actual tables loaded via the command 
+line specification. This makes the default output simler and easier to 
+understand. The -el command line option restores the original behavior 
+for testing purposes.
+
+AcpiExec: Added support for overlapping operation regions. This change 
+expands the simulation of operation regions by supporting regions that 
+overlap within the given address space. Supports SystemMemory and 
+SystemIO. ASLTS test suite updated also. David Box. ACPICA BZ 1031.
+
+AcpiExec: Added region handler support for PCI_Config and EC spaces. This 
+allows AcpiExec to simulate these address spaces, similar to the current 
+support for SystemMemory and SystemIO.
+
+Debugger: Added new command to read/write/compare all namespace objects. 
+The command "test objects" will exercise the entire namespace by writing 
+new values to each data object, and ensuring that the write was 
+successful. The original value is then restored and verified.
+
+Debugger: Added the "test predefined" command. This change makes this 
+test public and puts it under the new "test" command. The test executes 
+each and every predefined name within the current namespace.
+
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 18 December 2013. Summary of changes for version 20131218:
 
 Global note: The ACPI 5.0A specification was released this month. There