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Subject: Re: PCCARD vs GENERIC 
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> : So, my only comment is that if you believe that the code is stable
> : enough to not negatively effect desktop systems, and not too much bloat,
> : then have at it.  Note, enabling PCCARD functionality w/out APM will be
> : a losing situation for many laptops, and adding APM functionality for
> : desktops may be a losing situation.
> 
> The apm driver has been in GENERIC and PCCARD for a long time.

I know. ;)

revision 1.67
date: 1996/04/22 19:40:24;  author: nate;  state: Exp;  lines: +7 -1
- add apm to the GENERIC kernel (disabled by default), and add some comments
  regarding apm to LINT
..

> They are both have the "disabled" keyword so that the user can enable
> them in userconfig.  Also, apm on desktops makes more sense now than
> it used to, as many of the mobos now support it fairly well...

Except that it appears to break timekeeping on desktop machines.

Again, without APM, PCCARD support may give the impression as being
non-functional, since people will close the lids on the boxes and it
won't work correctly. :(


Nate


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