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. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

