Re: [PATCH v2] intel_idle: introduce 'no_native' module parameter

Artem Bityutskiy
2025-02-08T10:37:11Z

On Fri, 2025-02-07 at 12:13 -0500, David Arcari wrote:
> > And if kernel was not configured with ACPI support, are these not
> > recognized? Or
> > they are just no-op basically?
>
> They are a no-op - the flags are all set to false so ACPI C-state tables
> are ignored.

It would be nice to mention this too. Otherwise it sounds a bit incomplete. Like
this:

If A then B. (nothing about "else").

Better way:

If A then B, else C.

:-)

> >
> Sure - so is this better:
>
> ``use_acpi`` - No-op in ACPI mode, the driver will consult ACPI tabees
> for C-states on/off status in native mode.

Yes, thanks!