linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] acpi: update win8 OSI blacklist

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Message-ID: <1905683.dBVjOILnXT@vostro.rjw.lan>
Date:	Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:58:55 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@...il.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] acpi: update win8 OSI blacklist

On Sunday, October 13, 2013 10:30:50 PM Felipe Contreras wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Felipe Contreras
> <felipe.contreras@...il.com> wrote:
> > More people have reported they need this for their machines to work
> > correctly.
> >
> > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60682
> 
> I see this was merged to the linux-next branch. Is there any reason
> why it's not proposed for v3.12?

It is not a fix for a recent breakage, it doesn't fix an outright crash or
security issue and there is a chance, albeit arguably very small, that
something will not function on one of the affected systems for someone
as a result of the blacklisting.

Thanks!

-- 
I speak only for myself.
Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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