> Now, the only case this patch can make any difference is when the BIOS doesn't > set SCI_EN before returning control the the kernel, which quite evidently is a > BIOS bug. The fact that the battery doesn't work with this patch applied means > that the BIOS not only doesn't set SCI_EN, but also expects it to remain unset, > which is insane. > > IMO this is a "won't fix", sorry. It's an "oh god we need another DMI entry" case and a regression so it wants fixing for the next -rc. Alan -- 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