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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/2] x86: Enable monitor/mwait on Intel if BIOS hasn't already

* Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 04, 2011 at 05:54:04PM -0400, Len Brown wrote:
> > > We can't trust BIOS authors to get things right. Where we can reliably
> > > fix up things that are broken, we should do so.
> >
> > How about if we can get a BIOS fix for this brand new system,
> > then we shall not clutter the kernel with a workaround, otherwise
> > we shall.
>
> It's a pretty good rule of thumb that if a BIOS bug is present in
> one BIOS it's present in others, but the users will just never
> notice.

Yes. There's no harm really from working around a BIOS bug and
warning about it - when the BIOS gets fixed the warning message will
go away.

Btw., few people risk upgrading their BIOSen on already purchased
hardware. I almost never do it, i only do it if it's impossible to
continue with a current BIOS.

Thanks,

Ingo


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