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From: Len Brown <len.brown-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Don't disable interrupts during EC access
Date: 17 Nov 2004 16:53:09 -0500
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just to add some fuel to this fire,
here is an example of where we don't wait long enough for the EC:

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2845



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