Re: Dell laptop problem with acpid

[Karol Kozimor <sziwan-DETuoxkZsSqrDJvtcaxF/A@public.gmane.org>]

Thus wrote Yu, Luming:
> >There is a regression in event handling visible on some 
> >hardware (Maxdata
> >pro8000x here, but there's been other reports, even on this ml).
> >Basically, the ACPI SCI seems to be raised correctly according to
> >/proc/interrupts, but the events are reported erratically or 
> >not reported
> >at all. As a sidenote: kacpid doesn't spin when that happens. 
> >Any hints 
> >on how to debug this further?
> First, check Notify op is existed in AML method, 
> then, verify acpi_*_notify are installed.
> Intuitively,  Notify op was executed conditionally.

Ugh, it's a regression, it worked well with 2.6.7 but works erratically on
2.6.9. I doubt the AML code has changed since then. Additionally, it also
affects standard features like a FF power button. 
Best regards,

-- 
Karol 'sziwan' Kozimor
sziwan-DETuoxkZsSqrDJvtcaxF/A@public.gmane.org


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