Re: [RESEND] [PATCH 2/4] ACPI: Get the device power state in the course of scanning device

Andi Kleen
2008-08-11T07:55:08Z

> After the patch is applied, Linux will still do the power state check
> unless the boot option of "acpi.power_nocheck=1" is added. In such case
> it won't affect anything.

Understood that.

> In fact we expect that the boot option of "acpi.power_nocheck=1" becomes
> the default. But we will have to wait for more response. Only after more
> tests are done, it will be OK.

Ok.

> what the init sequence ordering for .27 means?

The first patch moved acpi_device_set_context to be earlier, so
the init sequence is different. All the other changes are optional,
as in conditional on the flag, but that one is not.

I have not been completely able to satisfy myself that it is low
risk enough.

-Andi