linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 00/14] Support timezone of ACPI TAD and EFI TIME

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Message-ID: <52B4C180.40904@zytor.com>
Date:	Fri, 20 Dec 2013 14:15:28 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Thomas Renninger <trenn@...e.de>
CC:	joeyli <jlee@...e.com>, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>,
	Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@...ula.com>, Elliott@...com,
	samer.el-haj-mahmoud@...com, Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.de>,
	werner@...e.com, JBeulich@...e.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	rtc-linux@...glegroups.com, x86@...nel.org,
	"linux-efi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 00/14] Support timezone of ACPI TAD and EFI TIME

On 12/20/2013 02:53 AM, Thomas Renninger wrote:
> On Thursday, December 19, 2013 08:22:08 PM H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> On 12/19/2013 08:05 PM, joeyli wrote:
>>> Then that means the priority of PNP0B0x is higher then "CMOS RTC Not
>>> Present" flag. ACPI spec doesn't have clear definition on this.
>>
>> According to the Microsoft requirements documents, such a platform is
>> broken and shouldn't exist.
> 
> Is this a public document?
> Probably not but if, a pointer in this thread would help.
> Does Microsoft mention ACPI Time and Alarm Device interface in
> such a document already?
> 

This is the document... I can't remember who sent me the link to it:

http://goo.gl/R7S9Mk

	-hpa

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