Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 1 Dec 2006 19:21:16 -0500 | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] Include ACPI DSDT from INITRD patch into mainline |
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On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 03:58:14PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > On Fri, 2006-12-01 at 19:53 +0000, Alan wrote: > > > > The whole approach of using filp_open() not the firmware interface > > > > is horribly ugly and does not belong mainstream. > > > > > > What about the point that userspace (udev, and such) is not available > > > when DSDT loading needs to occur? Init hasn't even started at that > > > point. > > > > Does that change the fact it is ugly ? > > No, but it does beg the question "how else can it be done"? > > Distros need a way for users to add a fixed DSDT without recompiling > their own kernels.
There already is a way. It's called beating up the braindead bios authors, and pressuring motherboard vendors to push out updates.
Dave
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