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From: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 20:37:01 -0500
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Subject: hw.pci.do_power_nodriver=3
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Is there any reason we can not set  hw.pci.do_power_nodriver=3 by default?

My understanding is that there were problems with hardware being
powered off and not being powered back on when drivers were loaded.
Is this still a concern? If yes, can we flip the switch in HEAD and
fix the drivers?
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Eitan Adler