What machine is this for? The patch does not say. What steps were taken to show that this is not an ACPI bug in Linux that would be masked if we applied this patch? thanks, -Len >-----Original Message----- >From: akpm@xxxxxxxx [mailto:akpm@xxxxxxxx] >Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 7:37 PM >To: Brown, Len >Cc: linux-acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; akpm@xxxxxxxx; >randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx; mjg59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [patch 16/18] disable ACPI on some Phoenix BIOS > > >From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx> > >Disable ACPI on some Phoenix BIOS, or the system will freeze. > >http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/bcollins/ubuntu-d >apper.git;a=commitdiff;h=8ae54aeedb4b33a74ba5d811abef07d83f1838f4 > >Cc: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx> >--- > > arch/i386/kernel/acpi/boot.c | 10 +++++++++- > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > >diff -puN >arch/i386/kernel/acpi/boot.c~disable-acpi-on-some-phoenix-bios >arch/i386/kernel/acpi/boot.c >--- a/arch/i386/kernel/acpi/boot.c~disable-acpi-on-some-phoenix-bios >+++ a/arch/i386/kernel/acpi/boot.c >@@ -991,7 +991,15 @@ static struct dmi_system_id __initdata a > DMI_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_NAME, "2629H1G"), > }, > }, >- >+ { >+ .callback = dmi_disable_acpi, >+ .ident = "Phoenix Technologies", >+ .matches = { >+ DMI_MATCH(DMI_BIOS_VENDOR,"Phoenix >Technologies, LTD"), >+ DMI_MATCH(DMI_BIOS_VERSION, "6.00 PG"), >+ DMI_MATCH(DMI_BIOS_DATE, "11/05/2003"), >+ }, >+ }, > /* > * Boxes that need acpi=ht > */ >_ > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
