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Documentation: ACPI: Update links and references to DSD related docs

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The existing references to DSD are stale and outdated. The new process
and guidance is maintained @https://github.com/UEFI/DSD-Guide

Update the existing documents to reflect the same.

Signed-off-by: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
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Sudeep Holla 2022-06-21 16:04:36 +01:00 committed by Rafael J. Wysocki
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Documentation/firmware-guide/acpi/DSD-properties-rules.rst

@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ specific type) associated with it.
In the ACPI _DSD context it is an element of the sub-package following the In the ACPI _DSD context it is an element of the sub-package following the
generic Device Properties UUID in the _DSD return package as specified in the generic Device Properties UUID in the _DSD return package as specified in the
Device Properties UUID definition document [1]_. section titled "Well-Known _DSD UUIDs and Data Structure Formats" sub-section
"Device Properties UUID" in _DSD (Device Specific Data) Implementation Guide
document [1]_.
It also may be regarded as the definition of a key and the associated data type It also may be regarded as the definition of a key and the associated data type
that can be returned by _DSD in the Device Properties UUID sub-package for a that can be returned by _DSD in the Device Properties UUID sub-package for a
@ -36,7 +38,9 @@ Property subsets are nested collections of properties. Each of them is
associated with an additional key (name) allowing the subset to be referred associated with an additional key (name) allowing the subset to be referred
to as a whole (and to be treated as a separate entity). The canonical to as a whole (and to be treated as a separate entity). The canonical
representation of property subsets is via the mechanism specified in the representation of property subsets is via the mechanism specified in the
Hierarchical Properties Extension UUID definition document [2]_. section titled "Well-Known _DSD UUIDs and Data Structure Formats" sub-section
"Hierarchical Data Extension UUID" in _DSD (Device Specific Data)
Implementation Guide document [1]_.
Property sets may be hierarchical. That is, a property set may contain Property sets may be hierarchical. That is, a property set may contain
multiple property subsets that each may contain property subsets of its multiple property subsets that each may contain property subsets of its
@ -96,5 +100,4 @@ contents.
References References
========== ==========
.. [1] https://www.uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/_DSD-device-properties-UUID.pdf .. [1] https://github.com/UEFI/DSD-Guide
.. [2] https://www.uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/_DSD-hierarchical-data-extension-UUID-v1.1.pdf