From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 29 17:50:01 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA61F106564A for ; Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:50:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 658318FC0C for ; Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:50:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n2THo1uA015410 for ; Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:50:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n2THo1M5015409; Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:50:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:50:01 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200903291750.n2THo1M5015409@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Warren Block Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AF321065672 for ; Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:43:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 095228FC1C for ; Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:43:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n2THhDvw063930 for ; Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:43:13 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n2THhDYq063929; Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:43:13 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200903291743.n2THhDYq063929@www.freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:43:13 GMT From: Warren Block To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: docs/133186: powerd(8) man page errors X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:50:02 -0000 >Number: 133186 >Category: docs >Synopsis: powerd(8) man page errors >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Mar 29 17:50:01 UTC 2009 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Warren Block >Release: 7.2-PRERELEASE >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD lightning 7.2-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 7.2-PRERELEASE #0: Thu Mar 26 20:56:40 MDT 2009 root@lightning:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LIGHTNING i386 >Description: powerd man page needs to be updated and clarified: 1. "It offers three modes (maximum, minimum, and adaptive) that can be individually selected while on AC power or batter-ies. The modes maximum, minimum, adaptive and hiadaptive may be abbrevi-ated max, min, adp, hadp." That's actually four modes. hiadaptive should be mentioned in the first sentence, too. 2. "Hiadaptive mode is alike adaptive mode," Change "alike" to "like". 3. "It rises frequency faster, drops slower and keeps twice lower CPU load." "rises" should be "increases". "keeps twice lower CPU load" is extremely unclear. Is this load being put on the CPU by powerd? Or is it CPU load being monitored by powerd? Lower than what? What does "twice lower" mean? >How-To-Repeat: man 8 powerd >Fix: 1. Fix mode count and list in second sentence: "It offers three modes (maximum, minimum, and adaptive)" should be "It offers four modes (maximum, minimum, adaptive, and hiadaptive)" 2. Change "alike" to "like". 3. Rewrite the sentence that explains what hiadaptive does so that it is clear and unambiguous. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: