Re: [PATCH 2/2] ACPI: add DMI info to enable OSI(Linux) on PRIMEQUEST

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From: Taku Izumi <izumi.taku@...>

To: Pavel Machek <pavel@...>

Cc: <linux-acpi@...>, <linux-kernel@...>

Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ACPI: add DMI info to enable OSI(Linux) on PRIMEQUEST

Date: Monday, May 26, 2008 - 3:56 am

Thank you for your response.

quoted text>> This patch adds DMI info to enable OSI(Linux) on 
>> PRIMEQUEST.
>> (PRIMEQUEST is ia64 machine.)
> 
> Why is it needed? Why needs your bios know whether it is Linux or BSD
> or whatver running?

   For memory hotplug support.
   Memory hotplug doesn't work on PRIMEQUEST when OSI(Linux) is disabled.

Best regards,
Taku Izumi <izumi.taku@jp.fujitsu.com>

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[PATCH 0/2] ACPI: add "OSI(Linux) checking procedure" for ia..., Taku Izumi, (Fri May 23, 2:36 am)

[PATCH 2/2] ACPI: add DMI info to enable OSI(Linux) on PRIME..., Taku Izumi, (Fri May 23, 2:43 am)

Re: [PATCH 2/2] ACPI: add DMI info to enable OSI(Linux) on P..., Andrew Morton, (Tue May 27, 7:20 pm)

Re: [PATCH 2/2] ACPI: add DMI info to enable OSI(Linux) on P..., KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki, (Tue May 27, 8:09 pm)

Re: [PATCH 2/2] ACPI: add DMI info to enable OSI(Linux) on P..., Tony Luck, (Tue May 27, 7:41 pm)

Re: [PATCH 2/2] ACPI: add DMI info to enable OSI(Linux) on P..., Andrew Morton, (Tue May 27, 7:50 pm)

RE: [PATCH 2/2] ACPI: add DMI info to enable OSI(Linux) on P..., Luck, Tony, (Wed May 28, 12:04 am)

Re: [PATCH 2/2] ACPI: add DMI info to enable OSI(Linux) on P..., Pavel Machek, (Sun May 25, 7:43 am)

Re: [PATCH 2/2] ACPI: add DMI info to enable OSI(Linux) on P..., Taku Izumi, (Mon May 26, 3:56 am)

Re: [PATCH 2/2] ACPI: add DMI info to enable OSI(Linux) on P..., Pavel Machek, (Mon May 26, 4:06 am)

Re: [PATCH 2/2] ACPI: add DMI info to enable OSI(Linux) on P..., KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki, (Mon May 26, 9:13 pm)

Re: [PATCH 2/2] ACPI: add DMI info to enable OSI(Linux) on P..., Arjan van de Ven, (Mon May 26, 10:05 pm)

[PATCH 1/2] ACPI: add acpi_osi_dmi_table evaluation procedur..., Taku Izumi, (Fri May 23, 2:39 am)

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