Re: 2.6.12-rc1-mm[1-3]: ACPI battery monitor does not work

[Andrew Morton <akpm-3NddpPZAyC0@public.gmane.org>]

"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw-KKrjLPT3xs0@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> There is a problem on my box (Asus L5D, x86-64 kernel) with the ACPI battery
> driver in the 2.6.12-rc1-mm[1-3] kernels.  Namely, the battery monitor that
> I use (the kpowersave applet from SUSE 9.2) is no longer able to report the
> battery status (ie how much % it is loaded).  It can only check if the AC power
> is connected (if it is connected, kpowersave behaves as though there was
> no battery in the box, and if it is not connected, kpowersave always shows
> that the battery is 1% loaded).
> 
> Also, there are big latencies on loading and accessing the battery module, but
> the module loads successfully and there's nothing suspicious in dmesg.
> 

Are these problems still present in 2.6.12-rc5 or 2.6.12-rc5-mm1?


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