From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andi Kleen Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Add a passive cooling trip point if the firmware doesn't define one Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 13:47:28 +0200 Message-ID: <87iqxfzt4f.fsf@basil.nowhere.org> References: <20080514010000.GB21608@srcf.ucam.org> <20080514010300.GC21608@srcf.ucam.org> <20080514010820.GD21608@srcf.ucam.org> <200805132330.20159.lenb@kernel.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from smtp-out03.alice-dsl.net ([88.44.63.5]:58555 "EHLO smtp-out03.alice-dsl.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752740AbYEOL7p (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 May 2008 07:59:45 -0400 In-Reply-To: <200805132330.20159.lenb@kernel.org> (Len Brown's message of "Tue, 13 May 2008 23:30:20 -0400") Sender: linux-acpi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org To: Len Brown Cc: Matthew Garrett , linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Len Brown writes: > > Yes, I'm aware of the Dell D610, and I'm truly sorry > that Dell built a machine with a poor thermal solution, > didn't supply _PSV, and somehow looked after Windows > without looking after Linux. Do you know how it works in Windows? > But I'm not willing to screw up Linux for the > benefit of an obsolete screwed up Dell laptop. Wouldn't it be possible to add a D610 specific quirk that simply adds a trip point for that machine only? As long as the problem is not wide-spread over many models a quirk is a reasonable solution. -Andi