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LinuxCon: x86 platform drivers

LinuxCon: x86 platform drivers

[Kernel] Posted Aug 24, 2011 17:47 UTC (Wed) by jake

[Matthew Garrett]

With his characteristically dry British humor, Matthew Garrett outlined the current situation with x86 platform drivers at LinuxCon. These drivers are needed to handle various "extra" hardware devices, like special keys, backlight control, extended battery information, fans, and so on. There are a wide range of control mechanisms that hardware vendors use for these devices, and, even when the controller hardware is the same, different vendors will choose different mechanisms to talk to the devices. It is a complicated situation that seems to require humor—and perhaps alcohol—to master. Subscribers can click below for a report on the talk from this week's Kernel page.

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