From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Matthew Tippett" Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add CONFIG_ACPI_RELAXED_AML option Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 13:14:44 -0500 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <3DFA2394.40806@casero.com> References: <20021213171815.GS5382@whisky.intra.cprm.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20021213171815.GS5382-V9yvzcrGID8XxY44YfPCZCanxOoIfzq+@public.gmane.org> content-class: urn:content-classes:message Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: chbm-tNiY1ywYjSU@public.gmane.org Cc: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Carlos Morgado wrote: > > On 2002.12.13 16:22:43 +0000 "Moore, Robert" wrote: > >> >> What is really being proposed here is for Linux ACPI to be bug-for-bug >> compatible with Microsoft. This is impossible to do deterministically >> because the MS interpreter is closed source. The only standard that >> we have >> that we can code to is the ACPI specification, and this has to be the >> last >> word on the matter. >> > > not to mention windows tends to ignore builtin dsdts afaik and use the ones > distributed in windows drivers. Continuing with this thread, would it make sense to be ACPI compliant but allow 'custom' dsdts to be passed to the acpi subsystem to allow users to work around less than perfect implementations from manufacturers. Although I am not as clued into the inner workings of ACPI, it may be extensible to allow developers to highlight to manufacturers where there dstd is broken and how to have it fixed. Regards, Matthew ----- The information contained in this message is proprietary of Casero Inc., protected from disclosure, and may be privileged. The information is intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s) of the message. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, use, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility Learn to use your power at OSDN's High Performance Computing Channel http://hpc.devchannel.org/