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SubjectRe: [PATCH] partial fix for Thinkpads and suspend
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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