Re: [PATCH 2/2] Add a passive cooling trip point if the firmware doesn't define one

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Len Brown <lenb@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> Yes, I'm aware of the Dell D610, and I'm truly sorry
> that Dell built a machine with a poor thermal solution,
> didn't supply _PSV, and somehow looked after Windows
> without looking after Linux.

Do you know how it works in Windows?

> But I'm not willing to screw up Linux for the
> benefit of an obsolete screwed up Dell laptop.

Wouldn't it be possible to add a D610 specific quirk that 
simply adds a trip point for that machine only?

As long as the problem is not wide-spread over many models
a quirk is a reasonable solution.

-Andi
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