linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] Include ACPI DSDT from INITRD patch into mainline

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Date:	Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:45:45 +0100
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Ben Collins <ben.collins@...ntu.com>
Cc:	Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Eric Piel <eric.piel@...mplin-utc>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Include ACPI DSDT from INITRD patch into mainline

On Fri, 2006-12-01 at 14:35 -0500, Ben Collins wrote:
> What about the point that userspace (udev, and such) is not available
> when DSDT loading needs to occur? Init hasn't even started at that
> point.

that's a moot point; you need to load firmware from the initramfs ANYWAY
for things like qlogic and others...




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