From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Nick Bartos" Subject: RE: acpi=force safe? Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 11:16:15 -0600 (CST) Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <16644.65.164.3.3.1076087775.squirrel@mail.diamondcpu.com> References: <3ACA40606221794F80A5670F0AF15F8401CBB685@PDSMSX403.ccr.corp.intel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <3ACA40606221794F80A5670F0AF15F8401CBB685-SRlDPOYGfgogGBtAFL8yw7fspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org > Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Am I to understand that the worse that could happen is that the acpi features I compiled in (just standard and the button option) just wouldn'= t work? If that is the case then that would be fine. Really I just don't want things like kernel screw ups (which I thought I might have had once due to acpi, but I don't remember), or other things that affect system stability. If I can compile in these things and force acpi on and not be any worse off stability wise than if I didn't force it, then that willl be fine for me. >> So if I have a /proc/acpi dir then it is safe? What is the worst that >> could happen if the acpi is broken in the board and I force it? Just >> courious, what if I forced it for a really old board that >> didn't have acpi >> at all and thus technically couldn't work anyway (I wouldn't >> do that but I >> do wonder)? Would the acpi files in proc still exist or not? >> > > It's not safe to determine that ACPI has fully enabled only through the > existence of /proc/acpi. > > --Luming > ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn