From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ducrot Bruno Subject: Re: DSDT in initrd Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 16:53:32 +0200 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <20030519145332.GJ346@poupinou.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: "Brown, Len" Cc: "Grover, Andrew" , "Randy.Dunlap" , mflt1-DTdK3Ks6N5kHTnRCetW4+N0b+6lKrnBL@public.gmane.org, acpi-devel-pyega4qmqnRoyOMFzWx49A@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org On Mon, May 19, 2003 at 07:38:21AM -0700, Brown, Len wrote: > I agree with Andy that the OSDs should avoid the DSDT distribution and > support business. It is the OEM's job to ship a working BIOS, and they will > do so if they want to pass the OSD's certification test suite. > > The concept of a DSDT override is a workaround -- fine for bringup, > development, hackers, enthusiasts, wizards etc. But somebody who pays money > for a production box that runs Linux will buy one that the OSD certifies and > supports. > > So unless the Linux community wants to slide down the slippery slope of > running any old broken BIOS -- forever -- we should maintain -- indeed > sharpen -- our ability to reject bad firmware -- and generously apply that > ability when the OEM goes before an OSD for certification. > Most trouble come with laptops, not servers (almost all servers that I have tested work without any real troubles for now). BUT there is indeed a need to provide workarounds for _laptops_ users. -- Ducrot Bruno -- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? -- Don't know. Don't care. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: If flattening out C++ or Java code to make your application fit in a relational database is painful, don't do it! Check out ObjectStore. Now part of Progress Software. http://www.objectstore.net/sourceforge