From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pedro Venda Subject: Re: Re: Smart Battery System driver Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 17:36:21 +0000 Message-ID: <41F3E095.6060805@arrakis.dhis.org> References: <47e0449d05011419037877f931@mail.gmail.com> <41EA2C1D.3030909@bartol.udel.edu> <41EC7C7D.1070003@bartol.udel.edu> <41EC9316.80109@bartol.udel.edu> <41EDE2EA.7090404@bartol.udel.edu> <41F01923.1000503@bartol.udel.edu> <41F10180.60008@arrakis.dhis.org> <20050123160244.GA1364@elf.ucw.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20050123160244.GA1364-I/5MKhXcvmPrBKCeMvbIDA@public.gmane.org> Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: Pavel Machek Cc: Johan Vromans , acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Pavel Machek wrote: | Hi! | | |>|>I do this because everything in /lib/modules/XXX/kernel/* gets |>|>clobbered when you do a make modules_install from the kernel source |>|>tree; |>| |>| |>| I see. |>| |>| |>|>I have recently realized that the whole SBS functionality can be |>|>implemented in terms of control methods in the DSDT, without the |>|>need for any kernel drivers. |>| |>| |>| Nice. This would require a kernel recompile/reboot for each DSDT |>| modification... |> |>not nice, I guess. 99.9% of the interested (me included) wouldn't be ab= le to |>patch their DSDT and with generated ASL (is it ASL or AML or... ACPI |>language) |>code for their specific case. |> |>but academically interesting :-) | | | Well, we could just ask Acer to include that SBS code into their | DSDTs.... | Pavel which apparently is a waste of time. from some e-mails I've seen around, = they are very reluctant to support anything linux-related. regards, pedro venda. - -- Pedro Jo=E3o Lopes Venda email: pjvenda-pQd4kjVL+REh2FBCd0jGRA@public.gmane.org http://arrakis.dhis.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFB8+CVeRy7HWZxjWERAtWDAKChdQD+2XgjEo2WXkxM2syyZzwnegCfXOew 49zml3i6YKUDBy1LsaPMmRU=3D =3DymwH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl