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From: Tim Bird <tim.bird@am.sony.com>
Subject: Re: PowerOp Design and working patch
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:45:31 -0700
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Pavel Machek wrote:
>> Often, in the embedded world, the person defining the operating
>> states will not be a kernel developer, and may not be comfortable
>> with, or capable of, creating a kernel module.  (There are
> =

> That's okay, we can create HOWTO or something. 'System designed is too
> stupid to hack kernel' should not be an argument.

It's not a matter of stupidity.  The example I gave of not being
able to create a kernel module was the situation where loadable
module support is not available.  A HOWTO wouldn't alter this.

> Maybe operating points need to be changed at runtime -- I do not think
> so -- but *please* get the basic stuff in/merged ASAP and then add
> features one-by-one.

I agree. :-)
 -- Tim

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Tim Bird
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