linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/6] toshiba_acpi: Cleanup and TOS1900 device support

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Date:	Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:10:44 -0500
From:	Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@...onical.com>
To:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
Cc:	Azael Avalos <coproscefalo@...il.com>,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] toshiba_acpi: Cleanup and TOS1900 device support

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 04:31:37PM +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 04:55:48PM -0500, Seth Forshee wrote:
> > Hi Matthew,
> > 
> > Please consider merging the following patches. They represent a
> > signficant cleanup of toshiba_acpi as well as adding support for SPFC as
> > an HCI method. The latter provides basic but functional support for the
> > TOS1900 devices found on newer Toshiba models, which will serve as a
> > good starting point for further enhancements. I've tried to leave the
> > details of the hardware interaction unchanged to reduce the risk of
> > regression for machines already supported by the driver.
> 
> Great. Has this been tested on any older hardware? I'd think that the 
> risk of regression is pretty low, but it'd be a nice sanity check. I've 
> only got one TOS1800 type around here, and it's a 1.2GHz Pentium M, so 
> I'd prefer to have got someone else to do it :)

No, I don't have any older hardware to test on, and I'm pretty sure
Azael doesn't either. Not that I want to afflict any additional pain
beyond what you already have from dealing with firmware all day ;)
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