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Subject: Re: [PATCH] PnPBIOS 2.4.9-ac1[56] Vaio fix
To: jdthood@home.dhs.org (Thomas Hood)
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 14:44:20 +0100 (BST)
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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> Stelian and others:  So the fix works using is_sony_vaio_laptop
> to set the pnp_bios_dont_use_current_config flag.  (Alan can
> shorten this name if he wants ;)  The is_sony_vaio_laptop
> flag is only found in the i386 and x86_64 arches.  Is the
> pnpbios driver used on other arches?  If so then we'll have
> to provide the flag in those arches or pnpbios won't link.
> Alan?

PnPBIOS is a PC specific affliction. Other platforms have more elegantly
designed but even buggier solutions
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