> So in order to hit this hypothetical corner case today you would > need to be using a real world type-C device something such as a > Dell WD15 on another OEM's machine that has type-C and the exact > same ACPI object name that does $BADSTUFF other than return a > buffer. Exactly what I meant. > If that situation arises please alert me and I'll send a follow up > patch that whitelists this to match DMI vendor of only Dell > systems. I'm not sure if it's the most responsible way to approach this problem. There were cases of laptops bricking (as in - they would never power on ever again) just because Linux made some bad BIOS/ACPI calls. Also, see the famous Samsung UEFI NVRAM fiasco or the recent pains with EFIVARS.
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