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From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>
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Subject: [acpi-jp 864] Re: Another ACPICA workaround: default return value 
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> It looks like we will not be adding a workaround for this. This is
> non-compliant AML. We view being bug-for-bug compatible with Microsoft as a
> losing proposition -- we will implement to the spec, not MS.
> 
> That said, I know you all need working machines, so patch away. ;-) I would
> hope that when you do, the code doesn't just accept this and move on, but
> emits a warning to the user, or something.

Does the Windows ACPI HCT flag this as bad code or not?  If it does, then 
we have something to beat up the vendor with and get a patch.  If it 
doesn't, then I guess we're stuck with patching around it. 8(

-- 
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