Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 9 Jan 2004 13:35:18 -0800 | From | "Randy.Dunlap" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] sysctl equivalent of "idle=poll" |
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On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 00:39:09 -0600 Ian Pilcher <i.pilcher@comcast.net> wrote:
| The previous version of this patch didn't get any response, so on the | "no news is good news" theory ... Any comments before I send this off to | Marcelo? | | This adds a new x86-only sysctl, /proc/sys/kernel/idle_poll, which does | basically the same thing as the "idle=poll" boot parameter (except that | it can be turned on and off). | | This patch does not affect the ability of the APM and/or ACPI subsystems | to override the default idle function. It adds one symbol, | pm_idle_poll, to the global namespace. | | This patch applies cleanly to 2.4.23, 2.4.24, and 2.4.25-pre4.
Hi Ian, Sorry for not replying sooner.
I don't see any problems with this patch itself, other than its justification.
Why is a sysctl needed instead of using idle=X as a boot parameter?
Does this fix a bug/oops that you were having? Or does it cover up a bug somewhere?
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