Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:23:37 +0200 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] partial fix for Thinkpads and suspend |
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Arjan van de Ven wrote: > > either /proc/sys or boot time options would work i'd think. and would be > > most most excellent :) > > > then a wonderful project for someone to start would be userland tools that > > consult a database of laptop information and emit kernel tunings. > > I'd think Powertweak ( http://powertweak.sourceforge.net ) would be the tool > to add this to. Once the /proc file exists, it will be added to powertweak; > the auto-detection of laptops and then chosing a "profile" is on the TODO > list....
Yuck. It's nice to have an external program to tune up the engine.
But to require it if you want to get from "my laptop freezes when I close the lid" to "my laptop works fine"? I think that should be in the kernel, just as the IDE chipset and PCI chipset bug fixes are in the kernel.
-- Jamie
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