Re: [PATCH] apm: orphan the driver
[Posted March 30, 2011 by corbet]
| From: |
| Andi Kleen <andi-AT-firstfloor.org> |
| To: |
| "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa-AT-zytor.com> |
| Subject: |
| Re: [PATCH] apm: orphan the driver |
| Date: |
| Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:21:23 +0200 |
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| <20110328182123.GX21838@one.firstfloor.org> |
| Cc: |
| Andi Kleen <andi-AT-firstfloor.org>, Jiri Kosina <jkosina-AT-suse.cz>,
Stephen Rothwell <sfr-AT-canb.auug.org.au>,
Linus <torvalds-AT-linux-foundation.org>,
Andrew Morton <akpm-AT-linux-foundation.org>,
LKML <linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org>, x86-AT-kernel.org,
Len Brown <lenb-AT-kernel.org>,
linux-pm-AT-lists.linux-foundation.org,
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh-AT-hmh.eng.br>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo-AT-elte.hu>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx-AT-linutronix.de>,
Ondrej Zary <linux-AT-rainbow-software.org> |
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> Or we phase out the APM effort by only supporting it for poweroff, for
> example.
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.
Not sure about suspend, screen saver etc. I suppose those could
be kept as frozen legacy features. At least until someone else
wants to redesign those parts too.
-Andi
--
ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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