Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 11:19:34 -0700 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: "Simon Siemonsma" <simon196405@bigfoot.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: what is nexus? Message-ID: <200106041819.f54IJYL01922@mass.dis.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 04 Jun 2001 17:44:46 %2B0200." <LPBBLPBIIBOEPGFLHOOKEEPKCAAA.simon196405@bigfoot.com>
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> In the GENERIC kernel configuration file two there is a statement: at nexus?
> .............
> Namely at the apm0 and np0) device. What does it mean? It seems like to get
> powermanagement working on my desktop I have to remove it from the: device
> apm0 line.
No, you have to remove the 'disable' keyword. 8)
> Can anyone explain me, as I would like to understand why it works that way.
The nexus is just the logical entity to which all devices are ultimately
connected. Every device in the system has to attach to something; for
devices that aren't really attached anywhere else, the nexus provides a
convenient hook.
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to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force
people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt]
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