yep, that is a NAK. thanks, -Len >-----Original Message----- >From: Randy Dunlap [mailto:randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 1:38 PM >To: Brown, Len >Cc: akpm@xxxxxxxx; linux-acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; mjg59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: [patch 16/18] disable ACPI on some Phoenix BIOS > >Brown, Len wrote: >> 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? > >We don't have a record of that info. > >Matthew from Ubuntu wrote: >Yeah, this was a quick workaround. I think we'd probably be better off >figuring out /why/ the system was freezing, but, well. > >and Andrew asked about the machine specifics, but we haven't >received any more info. Best just to drop it IMO. > >Thanks, >~Randy > > >> 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
