On Friday, May 22, 2015 04:19:05 PM Mario_Limonciello@Dell.com wrote:
OK, so do we have any proof that anything in addition to the sound thing is broken by returning 2 from _REV?
If not, then we're probably spending too much time discussing this.
From a Dell perspective I'm not aware of anything else breaking, but I'll be sure to raise its attention and any associated details if I become privy to them. I'm working with architecture to ensure that future products are not relying on _REV values as well. I know Matthew had mentioned that another OEM's product was using this as well, but I don't know what for.
OK, here's a deal.
I'll wait for the next few days for someone to tell me if there's any known system in addition to the XPS 13 (2015) which breaks as a result of the change to return 2 from _REV. If none are reported before the next Friday, I'll just apply the patch I posted some time ago. If any reports come in later, we'll still be able to rearrange things during the 4.2 cycle or even later.
If *something* is reported next week, I'll reconsider the approach depending on what that thing is.