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-rw-r--r--drivers/acpi/blacklist.c10
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c b/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c
index f289fd41e77..3ec110ce00c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c
@@ -79,11 +79,17 @@ static int __init blacklist_by_year(void)
{
int year = dmi_get_year(DMI_BIOS_DATE);
/* Doesn't exist? Likely an old system */
- if (year == -1)
+ if (year == -1) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "no DMI BIOS year, "
+ "acpi=force is required to enable ACPI\n" );
return 1;
+ }
/* 0? Likely a buggy new BIOS */
- if (year == 0)
+ if (year == 0) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "DMI BIOS year==0, "
+ "assuming ACPI-capable machine\n" );
return 0;
+ }
if (year < CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR) {
printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "BIOS age (%d) fails cutoff (%d), "
"acpi=force is required to enable ACPI\n",