linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86 ACPI: Blacklist two HP machines with buggy BIOSes (Re: 2.6.27-rc8+

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.1.10.0810061852010.10470@ftp.linux-mips.org>
Date:	Mon, 6 Oct 2008 18:54:15 +0100 (BST)
From:	"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	Jason Vas Dias <jason.vas.dias@...il.com>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86 ACPI: Blacklist two HP machines with buggy BIOSes
 (Re: 2.6.27-rc8+ - first impressions)

On Mon, 6 Oct 2008, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:

> It appears that the buggy BIOS code has been copy-pasted to the entire range of
> machines, for no good reason.

 The DSDT is specific to the chipset -- the ATI/AMD SB400 southbridge in 
this case -- there is no need to change it for any changes in the 
surrounding hardware components.

  Maciej
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