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Add acpi content for April 2021 (#55)
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month = "April 2021"
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authors = [
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"phil-opp",
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"IsaacWoods",
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# add yourself here
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### [`acpi`](https://github.com/rust-osdev/acpi)
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The `acpi` repository contains crates for parsing the ACPI tables – data structures that the firmware of modern computers use to relay information about the hardware to the OS. In April, ... TODO
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The `acpi` repository contains crates for parsing the ACPI tables – data structures that the firmware of modern computers use to relay information about the hardware to the OS.
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This month, we improved diagnostics by recording the original and target AML types in the `AmlError::IncompatibleValueConversion` error. This error is emitted when AML tries to convert a value
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to a data type that it can't be interpreted as - AML's rules on possible type conversions and where they can occur are very elaborate, so it helps to know the conversion that was actually attempted.
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<span class="gray">(published as `v0.12.0`)</span>
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Thanks to [@Knapsac](https://github.com/KnapSac) and [@toothbrush7777777](https://github.com/toothbrush7777777) for their contributions!
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### [`uart_16550`](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uart_16550)
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