RE: [ACPI] [PATCH] restore _OS object to "Linux" for ia64

Here's an example:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: acpi-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:acpi-devel- 
> admin@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Martin Ginkel
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 3:09 PM
> To: acpi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
> Cc: oysteigi@stud.ntnu.no
> Subject: Re: [ACPI] Wrong AC state
> 
> Martin Ginkel wrote:
> > On my laptop (Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo D 8830) this seems to be 
> > partially broken. The /proc/ac_adapter/AC0/state has a value on-line

> > or off-line from boot-time and doesn't change later on.
> 
> OK found a solution while reading the disassembled DSDT:
> The Code ist checking the OS-Version:
> 
>      Method (_PSR, 0, NotSerialized)
>      {
>        If (LNot (LEqual (FAKE, 0x00)))
>        {
>          Return (0x00)
>        }
>        Else
>        {
>          If (LOr (LEqual (OSFL (), 0x00), LEqual (OSFL (), 0x04)))
>            {
>               Store (\_SB.PCI0.SBRG.EC0.XCIN, Local0)
>                                      }
>           Else
>            {
>               Store (ACIN, Local0)
>            }
> 
>               Return (Local0)
>            }
>       }
> 
> 
> OSFL is returning 0x00 for win2000 and 0x04 for windows nt.
> I defined as a dirty fix:
> ./include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h:50:
> #define ACPI_OS_NAME               "Microsoft Windows NT"
> 
> Now the Power Monitor reacts instantly.
> 
> Well: the Bios seems to be designed for Microsoft Windows ;-P
> 
> 
> 	CU
> 	Martin
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Moore, Robert
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 3:11 PM
> To: 'Gerald Pfeifer'
> Cc: Brown, Len; Alex Williamson; linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org; ACPI
> Developers
> Subject: RE: [ACPI] [PATCH] restore _OS object to "Linux" for ia64
> 
> I don't know what the specific machines were.  There was lots of
> discussion on the Linux/ACPI list before we did this.  I think they
were
> all 32-bit machines, however.
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gerald Pfeifer [mailto:gp@suse.de]
> > Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 2:30 PM
> > To: Moore, Robert
> > Cc: Brown, Len; Alex Williamson; linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org; ACPI
> > Developers
> > Subject: RE: [ACPI] [PATCH] restore _OS object to "Linux" for ia64
> >
> > On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Moore, Robert wrote:
> > > Not only is the !Windows code path apparently untested for the
most
> > > part, we have discovered many machines that simply do not work
> properly
> > > unless we report "Microsoft Windows NT" for the _OS string.
> >
> > Can you name some of these (broken) systems?
> >
> > Given that we apparently did not encounter this with our 2.6.5-based
> SLES9
> > kernel so far, I'm a bit sceptical that many (if any) ia64 machines
are
> > affected.
> >
> > Gerald
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