linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Disable i8042 checks on Intel Apple Macs

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Date:	Wed, 05 May 2010 10:18:04 +0100
From:	Bastien Nocera <hadess@...ess.net>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Disable i8042 checks on Intel Apple Macs

On Tue, 2010-05-04 at 11:02 -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 06:36:34PM +0100, Bastien Nocera wrote:
> > As those computers never had any i8042 controllers, and the
> > current lookup code could potentially lock up/hang/wait for
> > timeout for long periods of time.
> > 
> > Fixes intermittent hangs on boot on a MacbookAir1,1
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Bastien Nocera <hadess@...ess.net>
> > ---
> >  drivers/input/serio/i8042.c |   18 ++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c b/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c
> > index d84a36e..2be7207 100644
> > --- a/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c
> > +++ b/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c
> 
> This should go into i8042-x86ia64io.h and used to create PNP whitelist.

Sorry, I don't understand what needs to be done here.

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