linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] acpi: update win8 OSI blacklist

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Date:	Sun, 6 Oct 2013 18:36:57 -0500
From:	Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@...il.com>
To:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] acpi: update win8 OSI blacklist

On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 6:31 PM, Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 06, 2013 at 06:27:28PM -0500, Felipe Contreras wrote:
>> From acpi_osi_dmi_table:
>>
>> /*
>> * BIOS invocation of _OSI(Linux) is almost always a BIOS bug.
>> * Linux ignores it, except for the machines enumerated below.
>> */
>
> Which was a mistake. We learn from mistakes rather than repeating them.

According to you.

Sane human beings have no problem with divisions.

/* section 1 */

a();
b();
c();

/* section 2 */

d();
e();

/* section 3 */

f();

-- 
Felipe Contreras
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