On 2008-05-12, Colin Wilson <REMOVEEVERYTHINGBUTnewsgroup@phoenixbbsZEROSPAM.c o.uk> wrote:
>> But why is that so? Why is ACPI such a common source of troubles?
>> Is there some design flaw with ACPI itself, or Linux implementation
>> thereof?
>
> A quick google will show you it's one of the least reliable concepts
> ever applied to computing since Windows itself.

I looked up its wikipedia page and, indeed, now I understand. It is
like a whole OS concept foisted on other OSes.

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