Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:38:01 -0500 (CDT) | From | Randy Dunlap <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 4/4] Remove obsolete piece of PM documentation |
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--- Original Message --- > On Thu 2008-06-12 10:31:38, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: > > From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl> > > > > Remove an obsolete piece of PM documentation. > > > > Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl> > > --- > > Documentation/power/pm.txt | 257 --------------------------------------------- > > 1 file changed, 257 deletions(-) > > > > Index: linux-2.6/Documentation/power/pm.txt > > =================================================================== > > --- linux-2.6.orig/Documentation/power/pm.txt > > +++ /dev/null > > @@ -1,257 +0,0 @@ > > - Linux Power Management Support > > - > > -This document briefly describes how to use power management with your > > -Linux system and how to add power management support to Linux drivers. > > - > > -APM or ACPI? > > ------------- > > -If you have a relatively recent x86 mobile, desktop, or server system, > > -odds are it supports either Advanced Power Management (APM) or > > -Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI). ACPI is the newer > > -of the two technologies and puts power management in the hands of the > > -operating system, allowing for more intelligent power management than > > -is possible with BIOS controlled APM. > > - > > -The best way to determine which, if either, your system supports is to > > -build a kernel with both ACPI and APM enabled (as of 2.3.x ACPI is > > -enabled by default). If a working ACPI implementation is found, the > > -ACPI driver will override and disable APM, otherwise the APM driver > > -will be used. > > - > > -No, sorry, you cannot have both ACPI and APM enabled and running at > > -once. Some people with broken ACPI or broken APM implementations > > -would like to use both to get a full set of working features, but you > > -simply cannot mix and match the two. Only one power management > > -interface can be in control of the machine at once. Think about it.. > > I'd keep this; it is still true, and we still support both. > > Maybe it should be moved into Doc*/power/apm.txt or something.
Yes, if there is a good sub-directory for it, please put it there.
> ACK on rest.
~Randy
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