linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ACPI suspend: Blacklist HP xw4600 Workstation for old code ordering

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Date:	Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:07:11 -0600
From:	Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
CC:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	"Brown, John M (WGBU R&D)" <john.brown3@...com>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ACPI suspend: Blacklist HP xw4600 Workstation for old
 code ordering

Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Wednesday, 15 of October 2008, Len Brown wrote:
>> Matthew,
>> You are right, of course, we're not doing something right
>> if a new machine needs this workaround.
> 
> Isn't that possible, however, that the BIOS of this new machine is based on an
> older one that used to have this problem?

Maybe, but it doesn't matter. If it's a new machine it's presumably 
going to work fine on Vista, etc. so it doesn't make much sense that 
this machine should require the old ACPI code ordering.
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