Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 21:55:51 +0000
From: Alan <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Ben Collins <ben.collins@ubuntu.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Eric Piel <eric.piel@tremplin-utc>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Include ACPI DSDT from INITRD patch into mainline
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> > Does that change the fact it is ugly ?
> 
> No, but it does beg the question "how else can it be done"?

Agreed.
 
> Distros need a way for users to add a fixed DSDT without recompiling
> their own kernels.

Legal rights to do so aside, do they ? and if they do does it have to be
an ugly hack in the mainstream kernel. 

Alan
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