From: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
To: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>,
Cpufreq mailing list <cpufreq@www.linux.org.uk>,
kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
davej@codemonkey.ork.uk, paul.devriendt@amd.com
Subject: Re: powernow-k8-acpi driver
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 23:54:05 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040303225405.GF222@elf.ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040303224841.GB16874@redhat.com>
Hi!
> > We could make that functionality depend on CONFIG_ACPI, and allow
> > runtime selection only if its defined... But those two drivers are
> > pretty different just now and acpi-dependend chunk is pretty big. (It
> > does funny stuff like polling for AC plug removal if we are in
> > high-power state and battery would not handle that. Old driver simply
> > refused to use high-power states on such machines.)
>
> you're aware of Dominik/Bruno's work on the 'acpilib'[1] stuff in this
> area right ? We'll need that anyway for Powernow-k7 and maybe longhaul too
> and its senseless duplicating this code.
That [1] looks like promise of url, but I don't see that url.
> One thing is bugging me though. Whats wrong with the ACPI P-state cpufreq
> driver ? Does that not work these days ? It's been a long time since I
> even looked at it.
No idea.
Pavel
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-03-03 22:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-03-03 21:54 powernow-k8-acpi driver Pavel Machek
2004-03-03 22:27 ` Dave Jones
2004-03-03 22:35 ` Pavel Machek
2004-03-03 22:48 ` Dave Jones
2004-03-03 22:54 ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2004-03-03 23:36 ` Dave Jones
2004-03-04 0:07 ` Pavel Machek
2004-03-04 9:38 ` Russell King
2004-03-05 19:18 ` Bruno Ducrot
2004-03-07 13:15 ` Colin Marquardt
2004-03-03 23:09 ` Pavel Machek
2004-03-03 23:11 ` Pavel Machek
2004-03-03 23:39 ` Dave Jones
2004-03-03 23:45 ` Pavel Machek
2004-03-03 23:26 ` Pavel Machek
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-03-03 23:48 paul.devriendt
2004-03-04 12:35 ` Pavel Machek
2004-03-03 23:57 paul.devriendt
2004-03-04 13:44 ` Pavel Machek
2004-03-04 2:00 richard.brunner
2004-03-04 23:16 ` Pavel Machek
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