From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Karol Kozimor Subject: Re: [ACPI] Re: [ACPI-sppt] supported machines Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 19:40:54 +0200 Sender: acpi-support-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <20030613174054.GA3012@hell.org.pl> References: <20030612041209.GA3201@xtrinsic.com> <005501c330ec$6d0c17b0$3746028e@bio.dfo.ca> <20030612142429.GE567@xtrinsic.com> <00fc01c330f0$ea66dd40$3746028e@bio.dfo.ca> <20030612170817.GB1494@xtrinsic.com> <003b01c33113$43186e00$3746028e@bio.dfo.ca> <20030613095618.GC2580@enigma.daemon.sh> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-2 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030613095618.GC2580-adzhR0EPeY/7X6WiDY61Ug@public.gmane.org> Errors-To: acpi-support-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: acpi-support-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org, acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Thus wrote Sebastian Henschel: > well, if any manufacturer reads this, please raise your voice. :) > only including patches whould also have a technical benefit: the file > sizes would become smaller. > so if you found some more supporters, i would update the pages, files and > database as good as i can. the downside is that i cannot generate a diff > from the DSTDs where there is no "original" table provided. On the other hand, having the DSDT's in one place is very handy and helps in driver development. At least, we used the database frequently with Julien, and handling the development without it would be much less convenient. Does file size (we're talking kilobytes of gzipped data) really matter anyway? Best regards, -- Karol 'sziwan' Kozimor sziwan-DETuoxkZsSqrDJvtcaxF/A@public.gmane.org ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: eBay Great deals on office technology -- on eBay now! Click here: http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5