Re: [PATHC] Relaxed syntax for the processor PBLK length

[Dominik Brodowski <linux-X3ehHDuj6sIIGcDfoQAp7BvVK+yQ3ZXh@public.gmane.org>]

On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 05:26:28PM +0100, Dominik Brodowski wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 05:14:21PM +0100, Eric Piel wrote:
> > Dominik Brodowski a écrit :
> > >
> > >IIRC my desktop has a pblk of 5, and enabling _C2_ causes random lockups.
> > >
> > >See also:
> > >http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=acpi4linux&m=104570606821625&w=2
> > 
> > Hummm, then I guess that my patch is not so welcome :-( Anyway, note 
> > that this patch allows a wrong PBLK length only if the syntax is 
> > relaxed. If your computer has a broken C2 state you could still force 
> > the strict syntax and it would boot.
> 
> However, Len's message indicates that I wasn't the only one who complained
> :-(

That should state "Andy's" instead of "Len's"... and random lockups are not
a nice thing to debug... So I'd prefer a command line or DMI option which allows
for C2 on broken syntax.

	Dominik


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