Re: Linux 2.4.3-ac7

Alan Cox
2001-04-16T12:56:43Z

> On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Alan Cox wrote:
> > VIA users should test this kernel carefully. It has what are supposed to be
> > the right fixes for the VIA hardware bugs. Obviously the right fixes are not
> > as tested as the deduced ones.
>
> I saw no mention of the ACPI idle problem I see on my Athlons. Is the
> acpi=no-idle work around the perminate fix?

Ask Andrew Grover. I don't follow the ACPI threads. Having attempted to use
ACPI both on Linux and other OS's I've given up. Adding a bloated interpreter
for an obscure, misdesigned bios hardware description language is simply not
my idea of progress. Its an extremely complicated way for intel to try and
keep stuff like speedstep proprietary, nothing more.

APM works nicely on all my Athlons.

Alan