Re: Query regarding the linux ACPI

["siva" <sivakumar.subramani-uxC5H9eHYlcAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

That means this option can be programmed in the BIOS and we can have it as
option in the BIOS.
Am I right ?

-Siva

---- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Broughton" <dbroughton-F3m4/jXepmf3fQ9qLvQP4Q@public.gmane.org>
To: <acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: [ACPI] Query regarding the linux ACPI


> From: "siva" <sivakumar.subramani-uxC5H9eHYlcAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
>
> > When I was reading the ACPI specification, I found the following
information,
> > The ACPI specification also allows that if the user presses the power
button
> for more than four seconds
> > while the system is in the working state, a hardware event is generated
and
> the system will transition to the
> > soft-off state. This hardware event is called a power button override.
In
> reaction to the power button
> > override event, the hardware clears the power button status bit
(PWRBTN_STS).
> >
> > I would like to know, whether this Power button override feature is
available
> in the Linux ACPI
> > implementation. If it is implemented, where can I find them  and how to
use
> it?
>
> It's a "hardware" event.  Surely ACPI isn't strictly involved.  I read
this as
> meaning that ACPI mustn't interfere with such function.  Certainly my Dell
> Inspiron will shut off when I hold the power button down for 4 seconds
without
> generating an ACPI event.
>
>
>
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