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Message-ID: <20161129182714.GA4848@wunner.de>
Date:   Tue, 29 Nov 2016 19:27:14 +0100
From:   Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>
To:     Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux acpi <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] ACPI: Document _OSI and _REV for Linux BIOS writers

On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 01:07:55PM -0500, Len Brown wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 5:02 AM, Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de> wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 12:29:46AM -0500, Len Brown wrote:
> >> +On a platform tasked with running multiple versions of Windows,
> >> +the BIOS could use _OS to enable/disable devices that and OS
> >                                                            ^
> >                                                            delete
> 
> Here I was trying to describe that the BIOS may enable or disable
> devices and quirks based on the OS.  Yes, there are examples
> of disabling in addition to enabling -- as sometimes there is a device
> that may appear as different specific flavors of device based on the OS.
> Are you  pointing out that I should use the word "or" instead of a '/'?

I meant s/and/an/, so "devices that an OS", it looked like a typo to me.
Sorry for not making this clear enough.


> Great feedback!
> Yes, I did a somewhat superficial job on the Darwin section.
> I'll re-write it, incorporating your feedback, and send out an updated patch.

Great, thanks!

Lukas