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Subject: Re: CSC3551 and devices missing related _DSD bits
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On Wed, 2023-05-24 at 17:36 +0100, Stuart Henderson wrote:
>=20
> > The problem is that this can really easily blow up your machine if
> > some incorrect bit is applied.=C2=A0 And more easily applicable, more
> > chance to break by novice users, simply by believing what a chat
> > bot
> > speaks :)
> > That's the very reason why this kind of change should be via ACPI
> > table officially set up by the vendor.=C2=A0 That said, the question is
> > only who and how can be responsible for this kind of change.=C2=A0 It's
> > no technical issue, per se.
> >=20
> > If BIOS can't be updated, at least, the configuration change has to
> > be
> > confirmed by ASUS people.=C2=A0 If ASUS still ignores the inquires and
> > requests, we may put the quirk but with a bit fat warning (and
> > maybe
> > complaints to ASUS) to be shown in the log as a very last resort.
> >=20
> > Let's see what happens.
>=20
> Thanks Takashi.
>=20
> Just a note to say we're not ignoring this and are investigating the=20
> best way to support released laptops with ACPI incompatible with
> Linux.=C2=A0=20
> We're hoping this is going to be less of an issue going forward.=C2=A0
> Please=20
> bear with us while we look into this.
>=20

This is great news, thank you Stuart. If you need testing done at all
on a wide range please reach out to me and I will enlist the help of
those with the affected laptops I mentioned.