Re: [PATCH 2.6.25.4] hwmon: HP Mobile Data Protection System 3DACPI driver -- please review!

From: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Date: Wed Jun 04 2008 - 21:07:11 EST


On Thu, 05 Jun 2008, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > 3) Makes it possible to power the device off.
>
> But this part is what I don't understand. powering off does not seem
> to belong there. Why can't you just use acpi to power down?

I think he means power down the g-sensors and related filters and A/D
circuitry. The out-of-tree version of the HDAPS driver can do it as
well.

For what is it worth, I think drivers/accel is a good idea, and I think
the other accel drivers should be moved there.

--
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them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
Henrique Holschuh
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