From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH]libata-acpi: add ACPI _PSx method
Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:00:53 -0400
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Shaohua Li wrote:
> Not sure, this is just to call a BIOS routine, but a check should be
> safer. Thanks!
> 
> ACPI spec (ver 3.0a, p289) requires IDE power on/off executes ACPI _PSx
> methods. As recently most PATA drivers use libata, this patch adds _PSx
> method support in libata. ACPI spec doesn't mention if SATA requires the
> same _PSx method.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@intel.com>
> Acked-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>


What is the safety factor on this patch?  :)

Since we are into 2.6.24-rc, my preference would be to let this get some 
testing in -mm, and push it upstream for 2.6.25.  Comments?

	Jeff