Re: [PATCH 0/13] 2.6.7-rc1-mm1, Simplify DMI matching data

[Dave Jones]

On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 05:19:30PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
 > > > My point stays that kernel interfaces should stay stable in the stable
 > > > series as far as possible (= unless terminally broken, but that's
 > > > clearly not the case here).  If you feel the need to clean up
 > > > something better wait for the unstable series.
 > > 
 > > I can't call dmi_scan.c a kernel interface, currently it's a crap.
 > 
 > Disagree. It works just fine in its current form, your patch doesn't
 > fix any bugs.

Actually it does.  The ASUS P4P800 entry is very broken.
Andrey's patches inadvertantly fix it by doing away with the
necessity for NO_MATCH entries.

		Dave

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