Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:39:12 +0100 | From | Stelian Pop <> | Subject | Re: [ACPI] [PATCH, new ACPI driver] new sony_acpi driver |
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On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 10:30:49AM -0500, Len Brown wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-02-10 at 11:18, Stelian Pop wrote:, > > > > > PS: I am also going to submit a bugzilla RFE for the acpi people, > > I have been told they are more receptive to that. > > I guess that refers to me:-)
Hey, you *are* more receptive to bugzilla then !
> E-mail is fine, but the unfortunate reality is that due to simple > volume, it is lossy. The reason we like bugzilla is that it never > forgets:-) > > So thanks for taking the extra time to file a bug report > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4193 > > If it turns out that there is no way a generic solution > can handle the SNC Sony laptops, then I agree that a
Note: this is not a subset of the Sony laptops, we are talking about all the Sony laptops here.
> platform specific wart is the only way to go. But > it would be best if we can make the exotic Sony/SNC > look more generic to the user so that the user > (and the distro supporting them) don't need to learn > special things to handle this system.
I agree, but unfortunately I don't think it's possible to handle them in a generic way. However, my understanding of the ACPI layer is limited, so I very well be wrong.
I attached two DSDT in bugzilla, I have a few more if you want them.
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