Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:44:40 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status |
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Hi!
> >This is not true as far as my box is concerned > >(Asus L5D). It starts with > >the _highest_ clock available. > Hmm, but then there shouldn't be any critical > overheat problems and if, > the hardware has to switch off the machine > hard. OS always could freeze, > but the battery must not start to burn...
I told that to hw designers... too late. Fortunately batteries usually only crash machine if you overload them.
> IMO, the /sys/.../brightness patch should go in > as soon as possible, I think > all everybody agrees here?
Yep.
> Maybe I oversaw an issue, but I really don't > see a reason for connecting > the brightness to ac in kernel space.
We are not going to connect it. But to implement .../brightness, you need to know ac/battery on several "broken" notebooks.
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