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HP, Linux and ACPI

 Majority of HP hardware running on Linux and even Microsoft reported an issue related to a non-standard compliant ACPI. Notable message below repeats at least three times on the boot:


4.876549] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): AE_AML_BUFFER_LIMIT, Field [D128] at bit offset/length 128/1024 exceeds size of target Buffer (160 bits) (20190215/dsopcode-198) 
[ 4.876555] ACPI Error: Aborting method \HWMC due to previous error (AE_AML_BUFFER_LIMIT) (20190215/psparse-529) 
[ 4.876562] ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.WMID.WMAA due to previous error (AE_AML_BUFFER_LIMIT) (20190215/psparse-529)


The bug is a known for years from which Linux kernel team are unable to fix without the help of vendor i.e. HP. Here is a compilation of reports:
 The good news is some errors seems harmless. Unfortunately, such errors displayed the quirks approach used by vendors to support Microsoft Windows system thus doing bad practice. One of case how such action lead to an issue to even the officially supported operating system on HP hardware.

The ideal will be for HP to provide a BIOS fix for their affected hardware and officially support the Linux ecosystem much like their Printing department. Linux Vendor Firmware Service will be a good start and so far Dell is the leader in that department. American Megatrends Inc, the company developing BIOS/UEFI for HP made the process easier so it is a matter to fully enable the support.

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