Re: [PATCH] generic ACPI support

Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@pobox.com)
Thu, 16 Sep 1999 14:28:23 -0400

Andy Henroid wrote:
>
> I've gone a couple rounds with Linus on this
> patch for generic (ie. not PIIX4 specific) ACPI
> support and I think I've won his tentative
> approval. I would appreciate feedback from
> anybody else that is interested.

How does this relate to work at
http://phobos.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de/acpi/ ?

Also please consider a good generic power management interface
underneath ACPI. Non-ACPI devices[1] can use this interface to achieve
the same things.

Regards,

Jeff

[1] Like embedded devices, APM driver, or devices w/ working direct PM
but broken ACPI

-- 
Custom driver development	|    Never worry about theory as long
Open source programming		|    as the machinery does what it's
				|    supposed to do.  -- R. A. Heinlein


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