well, the patch doesnt build with the attached .config: arch/x86/pci/acpi.c: In function 'pci_acpi_scan_root': arch/x86/pci/acpi.c:224: warning: dereferencing 'void *' pointer arch/x86/pci/acpi.c:224: error: request for member 'node' in something not a structure or union Ingo