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SubjectRe: 2.6.10-rc2 doesn't boot (if no floppy device)
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On Mon, 2004-11-22 at 14:23, Linus Torvalds wrote:


> To me, firmware is not
> something cool to be used. It's a necessary evil, and it should be
> avoided and mistrusted as far as humanly possible, because it is
> always buggy, and we can't fix the bugs in it.

Mistrusting firmware is why I disabled all the links, some system
firmware didn't leave them in a self-consistent state.

Re: liking ACPI
Consider it a love/hate thing;-)

> > The damn good reason is that doing otherwise breaks systems.
>
> And not doing it breaks systems.

I'm not aware (yet) of any systems where disabling all the links (which
we've been doing since June, BTW) and clearing the entire ELCR, and then
re-enabling them both only as we use them causes a failure.

> This is why I don't trust firmware. It's always buggy.

I'm with you on that one.

-Len


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