Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 9 Jul 2010 12:18:58 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/6] ACPI: Provide /sys/devices/system/ec/ |
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On Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 05:02:45PM +0200, Thomas Renninger wrote: > +config ACPI_EC_SYSFS > + tristate "EC read/write access through sysfs" > + default y > + help > + Say N to disable Embedded Controller /sys interface > + > + An Embedded Controller typically is available on laptops and reads > + sensor values like battery state and temperature. > + The kernel access the EC through ACPI parsed code provided by BIOS > + tables. > + Thus this option is a debug option that helps to write ACPI drivers > + and which can be used to identify ACPI code or EC firmware bugs.
Wait, why is this a sysfs file at all? It should be a debugfs one, right?
thanks,
greg k-h
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