linux-kernel - [PATCH] ACPI: Silence blacklist warnings.

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Date:	Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:13:43 -0500
From:	Adam Jackson <ajax@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Adam Jackson <ajax@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH] ACPI: Silence blacklist warnings.

If you have a machine that matches these warnings, there's almost
certainly nothing you can do about it, so don't punish quiet boot.

Signed-off-by: Adam Jackson <ajax@...hat.com>
---
 drivers/acpi/blacklist.c |    6 +++---
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c b/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c
index 09c6980..786376e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c
@@ -81,18 +81,18 @@ static int __init blacklist_by_year(void)
 	int year = dmi_get_year(DMI_BIOS_DATE);
 	/* Doesn't exist? Likely an old system */
 	if (year == -1) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "no DMI BIOS year, "
+		printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "no DMI BIOS year, "
 			"acpi=force is required to enable ACPI\n" );
 		return 1;
 	}
 	/* 0? Likely a buggy new BIOS */
 	if (year == 0) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "DMI BIOS year==0, "
+		printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "DMI BIOS year==0, "
 			"assuming ACPI-capable machine\n" );
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (year < CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "BIOS age (%d) fails cutoff (%d), "
+		printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "BIOS age (%d) fails cutoff (%d), "
 		       "acpi=force is required to enable ACPI\n",
 		       year, CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR);
 		return 1;
-- 
1.6.0.3

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