Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 13 May 2004 15:05:01 +0100 | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: [: [PATCH] Powernow-k8 buggy BIOS override for 2.6.6] |
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On Wed, May 12, 2004 at 05:16:28PM -0700, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> Following is the updated patch to make the powernow-k8 driver work on > machines with buggy BIOS, such as emachines m6805. > > The patch overrides the PST table only if check_pst_table() fails. > > The minimum value for the override is 800MHz, which is the lowest value > on all x86_64 systems AFAIK. The max value is the current running value. > > This patch should be safe to apply, even if Pavel's ACPI table check is > added to the driver. Or does anybody see a problem with it?
Does the ACPI fallback not do the right thing ? I don't really see the point of limping along with a 2-state PST if we can derive the proper info from the ACPI table.
Dave
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