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From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
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Subject: Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?
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Hi!

> > But since the problem also occurs with Windows, it's pretty likely
> > that there's a BIOS update to fix it.  I notice on the X60 support
> > page that there are several versions newer than what you're running.
> 
> Do you have any interest in trying a newer BIOS to see if it's fixed
> there?  If not, I understand; BIOS updates are a hassle at best.
> You're running BIOS 2.14, and it looks like the current BIOS for an
> X60 1709 7HU is 2.19 (from http://support.lenovo.com).

I'm lost at the lenovo pages :-(. And frankly I'd prefer not to touch
the BIOS.

> Carolyn's patch will likely work, at least most of the time, but I
> think there's a small possibility that it could cause a conflict
> between the BIOS and the OS over ASPM control, so I'm not 100% in
> support of that approach.  A conflict may not happen on your
> machine,

Can we base it on DMI  whitelist?
									Pavel
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