Re: Fix wake GPE enabling

[Pavel Machek <pavel-+ZI9xUNit7I@public.gmane.org>]

Hi!

> > > However, the ACPI subsystem, and I do not care whether it is the CA
> > core
> > > or
> > > any other part, currently does not enable any(!) wake GPEs.
> > > 
> > 
> > Linux needs a user interface and some additional OSPM software to
> > identify and program the wake devices, as well as handle the other
> > information in the _PRW methods.
> > 
> > The ACPI CA core subsystem will only identify wake vs. runtime GPEs.
> 
> OK, as long as it gets into Linux, I do not care whether its the ACPI CA or
> the ACPI OSPM part. It just seemed to me that the ACPI CA were the place to
> do it, but as its contrary to spec I'll only use it on my own notebook [so
> that it wakes up from sleep] until a proper patch / proper code in Linux
> drivers/acpi/* exists.

If upper layers do not exist, it is right thing to do some minimal
default in low layer. Do not give that patch up so quickly ;-).

								Pavel
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