Re: [RFC] Include ACPI DSDT from INITRD patch into mainline

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On Fri, 2006-12-01 at 13:36 -0500, Ben Collins wrote:
> I'd be willing to bet that most distros have this patch in their kernel.
> One of those things we can't really live without.
> 
> What I haven't understood is why it isn't included in the mainline
> kernel yet.

it's not that hard ;)

replacing the DSDT code *while it's live* is just a bad idea. The kernel
already has a facility to override the DSDT, but that one does it *from
the start*. Sounds like that one should be used or maybe enhanced a
little to make it more distro friendly if something is lacking.



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