From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matthew Wilcox Subject: Re: GPE block driver Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:03:37 -0600 Message-ID: <20070820150337.GG30019@parisc-linux.org> References: <200708181334.42417.lenb@kernel.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from palinux.external.hp.com ([192.25.206.14]:33052 "EHLO mail.parisc-linux.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757721AbXHTPDi (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:03:38 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200708181334.42417.lenb@kernel.org> Sender: linux-acpi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org To: Len Brown Cc: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 01:34:42PM -0400, Len Brown wrote: > Matt, > What shall we do with your GPE block driver patch? > Will any systems need this? Hi Len, I don't work at HP any more, so I no longer have access to systems which use this. However, we have a horse-and-cart situation here -- if Linux doesn't support GPE blocks, BIOS vendors won't be able to use them. Since they are specified in the ACPI standard, we probably *ought* to support them. > Luming, and then Rui refreshed it a while ago. > It could use another refresh at this point... > > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2934 I'll have to see if my new employer is willing to let me spend time on it ;-) -- "Bill, look, we understand that you're interested in selling us this operating system, but compare it to ours. We can't possibly take such a retrograde step."