Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 14 Jan 2004 01:03:52 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: Cleanups for powernow-k8 |
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Hi!
> I have a totally new driver, that I am hoping to release within about > a month. (I did target the end of the year, but I got distracted on > some other stuff). The new driver : > - uses ACPI to figure out the available p-states. I have seen a *lot* > of buggy BIOSs where the PSB/PST info is wrong or missing, > - uses ACPI to handle battery / mains power transitions, > and some other clean ups. > > I would appreciate some advice on a question ... should I leave the old > non-ACPI capability there for those people who do not want to enable ACPI > in the kernel ? If so, is this a big ifdef, or is there a better way to do > it ? Or should I just say that it is dependent on ACPI, got to have > ACPI ?
I have strange notebook here, and that one only works reasonably with APM (with ACPI: no network IRQs, random mouse problems, random shutdowns due to bad temperature readings).
I'd suggest to leave old driver there (possibly let me clean it up ;-)))), and create new powernow-k8-acpi, or powernow-acpi or something like that. Pavel -- When do you have heart between your knees? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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