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From: Mitsuru IWASAKI <iwasaki@jp.freebsd.org>
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Subject: [acpi-jp 869] RE: Another ACPICA workaround: default return value
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Hi,

> 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.

Ok, understood.  I agree that your conclusion is the right thing for
ACPICA and spec. It's quite reasonable for me.

Mike, let's have this workaround in FreeBSD repo as a local patch.
This would be somewhat advantage against other OSs :-)

Thanks
