Re: [PATCH] Add quirk to set AHCI mode on ICH boards

From: Mark Lord
Date: Wed Nov 14 2007 - 13:46:22 EST


Allen Martin wrote:
..
Errata for which there is an SBIOS workaround are generally only
released to BIOS vendors and under NDA. If Linux users were impacted by
such a bug we would most likely release a patch, but a much more likely
..

All of that silly secrecy harms your company and your customers.
You really should find a way to make the full information available
to all O/S providers. In the case of Linux, this costs nothing
but a willingness on your part.

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