linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PATCH] ACPI patches for 2.6.21

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Message-Id: <200702072251.42413.lenb@kernel.org>
Date:	Wed, 7 Feb 2007 22:51:42 -0500
From:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
To:	Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH] ACPI patches for 2.6.21

On Wednesday 07 February 2007 16:55, Al Boldi wrote:
> Len Brown wrote:
> > ACPICA Core version 2070126 simplifies the ACPI table manager
> > code by consolidating multiple table definitions into one.
> > It also saves memory by mapping the tables where the BIOS provides them
> > rather than copying them into the kernel.
> 
> Thanks for the update, but does it fix the ISA VGA STR-regression in 2.6.20?

Unlikely.
But I'm not aware of an ISA VGA STR-regression in 2.6.20, so I can't really say.
In general, VGA STR issues are related to the BIOS and video drivers
and have nothing to do with ACPI support itself.

> Also, is there some dependency that requires a display card to be present for 
> STR to work?

ACPI doesn't care if you have VGA or not.

-Len
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