From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932319AbXB1S5V (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:57:21 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932326AbXB1S5V (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:57:21 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:42206 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932319AbXB1S5U (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:57:20 -0500 Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:55:05 -0500 From: Dave Jones To: Gerd Hoffmann Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Alex Williamson , Kevin Stansell Subject: Re: [patch] Add insmod option to force the use of the backup timer. Message-ID: <20070228185505.GA17193@redhat.com> Mail-Followup-To: Dave Jones , Gerd Hoffmann , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Alex Williamson , Kevin Stansell References: <20070228102346.115707000@suse.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070228102346.115707000@suse.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 11:23:46AM +0100, Gerd Hoffmann wrote: > The test which automatically enables the backup timer on some HP > machines doesn't trigger on other hardware which needs the backup > timer too. Did you figure out *why* that test doesn't trigger? Making that work seems a better solution to me than adding magic options that users won't know they have to use. Dave -- http://www.codemonkey.org.uk