From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-mips); Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:57:09 +0000 (GMT) Received: from tim.rpsys.net ([194.106.48.114]:206 "EHLO tim.rpsys.net") by ftp.linux-mips.org with ESMTP id S20037530AbXA2X5F (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:57:05 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tim.rpsys.net (8.13.6/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l0TNrp3E006137; Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:53:51 GMT Received: from tim.rpsys.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (tim.rpsys.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 05679-09; Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:53:48 +0000 (GMT) Received: from max.rpnet.com (max.rpnet.com [192.168.1.15]) (authenticated bits=0) by tim.rpsys.net (8.13.6/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l0TNrk4S006125 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO); Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:53:46 GMT Subject: Re: Advice on APM-EMU reunion From: Richard Purdie To: Rodolfo Giometti Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mips@linux-mips.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.arm.linux.org.uk In-Reply-To: <20070129230755.GA8705@enneenne.com> References: <20070129230755.GA8705@enneenne.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:53:46 +0000 Message-Id: <1170114826.5833.139.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at rpsys.net Return-Path: X-Envelope-To: <"|/home/ecartis/ecartis -s linux-mips"> (uid 0) X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org X-archive-position: 13853 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org X-original-sender: rpurdie@rpsys.net Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-mips On Tue, 2007-01-30 at 00:07 +0100, Rodolfo Giometti wrote: > Now I try on this list in order to have some advice if this could be a > good idea and what about if I add a new class "apm_emu" on the sysfs > support with proper registrations functions. I'm not sure this is a good idea. As you're creating a new interface, why not create something new/improved without the problems that confining yourself to APM emulation brings? Regards, Richard