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SubjectRe: [PATCH] apm: orphan the driver
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> wrote:
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> Phasing out APM idle at least would be reasonable. resumably even if the old
> laptops still work they are likely on AC because their batteries have
> long died. So using a bit more power in idle shouldn't be a big
> issue.

Agreed. Especially since I'm not at all convinced that APM CPU idling
ever really worked in the first place.

And as you say, it's not a catastrophic failure even if we were to
remove it, and even if it were to have mattered on those old laptops
years ago. I think we can happily say "not worth worrying about" when
it comes to APM_CPU_IDLE.

And shutdown, suspend and screensaver should all be much easier to
continue to support - they shouldn't have any serious infrastructure
issues.

Linus


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