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diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c
index 8856bd37bc76..685766fc6ca8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
*****************************************************************************/
/*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2013, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2014, Intel Corp.
* All rights reserved.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -47,6 +47,31 @@
#define _COMPONENT ACPI_UTILITIES
ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utosi")
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * ACPICA policy for new _OSI strings:
+ *
+ * It is the stated policy of ACPICA that new _OSI strings will be integrated
+ * into this module as soon as possible after they are defined. It is strongly
+ * recommended that all ACPICA hosts mirror this policy and integrate any
+ * changes to this module as soon as possible. There are several historical
+ * reasons behind this policy:
+ *
+ * 1) New BIOSs tend to test only the case where the host responds TRUE to
+ * the latest version of Windows, which would respond to the latest/newest
+ * _OSI string. Not responding TRUE to the latest version of Windows will
+ * risk executing untested code paths throughout the DSDT and SSDTs.
+ *
+ * 2) If a new _OSI string is recognized only after a significant delay, this
+ * has the potential to cause problems on existing working machines because
+ * of the possibility that a new and different path through the ASL code
+ * will be executed.
+ *
+ * 3) New _OSI strings are tending to come out about once per year. A delay
+ * in recognizing a new string for a significant amount of time risks the
+ * release of another string which only compounds the initial problem.
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
/*
* Strings supported by the _OSI predefined control method (which is
* implemented internally within this module.)
@@ -74,6 +99,7 @@ static struct acpi_interface_info acpi_default_supported_interfaces[] = {
{"Windows 2006 SP2", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_VISTA_SP2}, /* Windows Vista SP2 - Added 09/2010 */
{"Windows 2009", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_7}, /* Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 - Added 09/2009 */
{"Windows 2012", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_8}, /* Windows 8 and Server 2012 - Added 08/2012 */
+ {"Windows 2013", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_8}, /* Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 - Added 01/2014 */
/* Feature Group Strings */