[ltp] tpctl on T61 needs force_io=1 since kernel 2.6.29

Henrique de Moraes Holschuh linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:11:04 -0300


On Wed, 25 Mar 2009, Kai Weber wrote:
> With the new kernel 2.6.29 version loading thinkpad_ec needs force_io=1.  
> The kernel version 2.6.28 worked without this parameter. Can I use  
> force_io=1 without to worry about?

Yes.

Lenovo said they would update the bios to fix that problem.  But apparently,
they're sitting on it...

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