Re: [git pull] Input updates for 2.6.34-rc6

From: Linus Torvalds
Date: Fri May 14 2010 - 11:45:51 EST




On Fri, 14 May 2010, Matthew Garrett wrote:
>
> I think that's true except in the case where the Leading Other OS won't
> use a device unless it's present in ACPI - that kind of enforcement
> tends to concentrate vendors' minds, even if they'd otherwise be busy
> filling data tables with garbage.

Largely true. That said, nobody uses Windows in a headless environment,
the way people _do_ use Linux and then later plug in a keyboard.

Also, even with Windows, I do wonder if they have things like cut-off
dates for trusting ACPI. We certainly do.

Linus
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