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From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ACPI: Disable Windows 8 compatibility for some Lenovo
 ThinkPads
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 20:08:55 +0100
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On Tue, Apr 02, 2013 at 09:44:07PM +0800, Aaron Lu wrote:
> On 04/02/2013 07:23 PM, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 02, 2013 at 05:15:03PM +0800, Aaron Lu wrote:
> > 
> >> Perhaps we can introduce a _BCM quirk function, with a DMI table for
> >> these systems.
> > 
> > No. Really, plesae no.
> > 
> 
> I would like to know why, care to explain?

Because Lenovo release another machine with the same behavour and it's 
broken until someone notices and files a bug and gets it added to a 
list. DMI blacklisting is almost always the wrong answer.

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Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org