linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ACPI suspend: Blacklist HP xw4600 Workstation for old code ordering

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Date:	Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:59 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Cc:	"Brown, John M (WGBU R&D)" <john.brown3@...com>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ACPI suspend: Blacklist HP xw4600 Workstation for old code ordering

On Wednesday, 15 of October 2008, Len Brown wrote:
> Matthew,
> You are right, of course, we're not doing something right
> if a new machine needs this workaround.

Isn't that possible, however, that the BIOS of this new machine is based on an
older one that used to have this problem?

> However, we don't yet know what we're not doing right:-)

Well, John, can you please post the output of acpidump from this machine?

Thanks,
Rafael
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