Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759002AbZDXGnb (ORCPT ); Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:43:31 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752867AbZDXGnW (ORCPT ); Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:43:22 -0400 Received: from mx2.mail.elte.hu ([157.181.151.9]:57969 "EHLO mx2.mail.elte.hu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750886AbZDXGnV (ORCPT ); Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:43:21 -0400 Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:43:09 +0200 From: Ingo Molnar To: Len Brown Cc: Venkatesh Pallipadi , Linux Kernel Mailing List , linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] HPET: stop soliciting hpet=force users on ICH4M Message-ID: <20090424064309.GB21739@elte.hu> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-ELTE-VirusStatus: clean X-ELTE-SpamScore: -1.5 X-ELTE-SpamLevel: X-ELTE-SpamCheck: no X-ELTE-SpamVersion: ELTE 2.0 X-ELTE-SpamCheck-Details: score=-1.5 required=5.9 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=no SpamAssassin version=3.2.3 -1.5 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 697 Lines: 22 * Len Brown wrote: > From: Len Brown > > The HPET in the ICH4M is not documented in the data sheet > because it was not officially validated. > > While it is fine for hackers to continue to use "hpet=force" > to enable the hardware that they have, it is not prudent to > solicit additional "hpet=force" users on this hardware. > > Signed-off-by: Len Brown Applied, thanks Len! Ingo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/