Re: [PATCH] sysctl equivalent of "idle=poll"

[Randy.Dunlap]

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 00:39:09 -0600 Ian Pilcher <i.pilcher@xxxxxxxxxxx> 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?

--
~Randy
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