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Date:   Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:07:48 +0200
From:   Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>
To:     "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <lkml@metux.net>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] PCI/sysfs: Allow userspace to query and set device
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On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 06:58:25PM +0100, Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult wrote:
> On 18.03.21 18:35, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> 
> > I see it as a good example of cheap solution. Vendor won't fix your
> > touchpad because distros provide workaround. The same will be with reset.
> 
> Usually, vendor won't fix it, anyways, regardless of any kernel
> workarounds.

It is not only vendors, but enthusiasts won't fix too, because their
distro works.

Thanks