linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] dell-wmi: Process only one event on devices with interface version 0

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Message-Id: <201512281449.10384@pali>
Date:	Mon, 28 Dec 2015 14:49:10 +0100
From:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
To:	Michał Kępień <kernel@...pniu.pl>
Cc:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
	Gabriele Mazzotta <gabriele.mzt@...il.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] dell-wmi: Process only one event on devices with interface version 0

On Monday 28 December 2015 14:40:56 Michał Kępień wrote:
> > BIOS/ACPI on devices with WMI interface version 0 does not clear
> > buffer before filling it. So next time when BIOS/ACPI send WMI
> > event which is smaller as previous then it contains garbage in
> > buffer from previous event.
> > 
> > BIOS/ACPI on devices with WMI interface version 1 clears buffer and
> > sometimes send more events in buffer at one call.
> 
> Are the explanations above based on your observations or perhaps some
> documentation?

Just observation from all DSDT files which I have seen.

-- 
Pali Rohár
pali.rohar@...il.com

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