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SubjectRe: Sony Vaio VGN-SZ340 (was Re: sonypc with Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1VP)
Len Brown wrote:
> On Friday 05 January 2007 23:09, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
>
>> On Friday 05 January 2007 11:10, Len Brown wrote:
>>
>>> On Friday 05 January 2007 12:24, MoRpHeUz wrote:
>>>
>>>>> What workaround are you using?
>>>>>
>>>> This one: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7465
>>>>
>>> Ah yes, the duplicate MADT issue is clearly a BIOS bug.
>>> It is possible that we can tweak our Linux workaround for it to be more
>>> Microsoft Windows Bug Compatbile(TM).
>>>
>> Maybe Windows discovers processors using the namespace rather
>> than the MADT.
>>
>
> Nod.
>
> Based on the fact that the 1st MADT on this box is toast, they're not using that.
> If the last one also doesn't work universally, then they must be using the namespace.
>
> For us to do the same would be a relatively significant change -- as it means
> we either have to push SMP startup after the interpreter init, or move the
> interpreter init yet sooner.
>
> In general, over the last couple of years, we've been forced for compatibility
> with various systems to move ACPI initialization sooner and sooner.
> (I think the last issue was getting the HW into "ACPI mode" sooner
> because some stuff I don't recall didn't work if we didn't)
> It would probably make sense to experiment with what the soonest we
> can initialize ACPI, as I have a feeling we're going to have to head that way.
>
> -Len
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If any of the two tables does not work, may be we need both together?

Regards,
Alex.
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