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

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Message-ID: <20061201195337.39ed9992@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Fri, 1 Dec 2006 19:53:37 +0000
From:	Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Ben Collins <ben.collins@...ntu.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Eric Piel <eric.piel@...mplin-utc>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Include ACPI DSDT from INITRD patch into mainline

> > The whole approach of using filp_open() not the firmware interface
> > is horribly ugly and does not belong mainstream. 
> 
> 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.

Does that change the fact it is ugly ?

Alan
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