From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Arjan van de Ven Subject: Re: [patch 2/2] fastboot: use a DMI match table to set defaults for port-disable Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:37:18 -0700 Message-ID: <20080812043718.038d3e56@infradead.org> References: <20080811153542.61095e5c@infradead.org> <20080811153730.74599410@infradead.org> <1218503351.25524.28.camel@californication> <20080811220440.5cc1bc2d@infradead.org> <20080812091009.05a32b39@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from casper.infradead.org ([85.118.1.10]:37074 "EHLO casper.infradead.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751213AbYHLLhK (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:37:10 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20080812091009.05a32b39@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Alan Cox Cc: Marcel Holtmann , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:10:09 +0100 Alan Cox wrote: > > if you solder the board... well you can add a tiny kernel patch or > > change the dmi ;) > > Lots of people have them modified and you can even buy them > pre-modded as an end user. It needs to be simpler than hacking your > kernel. In fact this argues that the port disables should be handled > by user space not by the kernel ? which is a commandline option then; because once userspace runs you've already paid the price in terms of boottime otherwise and would make the idea entirely moot. -- If you want to reach me at my work email, use arjan@linux.intel.com For development, discussion and tips for power savings, visit http://www.lesswatts.org