Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 15:29:22 -0800
From: Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@redhat.com>
To: thockin@hockin.org
Cc: Sebastian Kemper <sebastian_ml@gmx.net>,
       linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [OHCI] BIOS handoff failed (BIOS bug?)
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On Fri, 1 Dec 2006 15:23:39 -0800, thockin@hockin.org wrote:

> BIOS handoff assumes an SMI, right?  Could SMI be masked?

That might be a bad idea, because things like fans may be controlled
by SMM BIOS. The best thing we can do is to follow the published
procedure, and maybe insert a workaround if Sebastian can identify it.

-- Pete
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