Re: why is a patch still needed?

Matthew Wilcox
2004-03-23T12:33:44Z

On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 12:44:49AM -0800, Justin Karneges wrote:
> I've seen many kernel extension websites eventually say something like "no
> more separate downloads necessary, just get the latest kernel", but yours
> does not yet say that. Is this on the agenda?

ACPI is constantly being developed. It's a large and complex
specification. As a result BIOS writers get things wrong, and the
ACPICA has missing bits and bugs. So there will probably always be an
ACPI patch, just like there's always a netdrivers patch and always a
scsi patch.

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