Re: why is a patch still needed?

Justin Karneges
2004-03-23T19:34:13Z

On Tuesday 23 March 2004 4:33 am, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> 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.

Are these patches eventually integrated into the kernel? And their
availability on a separate website is there for people who don't want to wait
for the next kernel release? In other words, if I wait until kernel 2.6.5,
do I get the ACPI stuff offered on your website today?