From owner-p4-projects@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 10 16:55:36 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: p4-projects@freebsd.org Received: by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix, from userid 32767) id 7957616A46C; Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:55:36 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: perforce@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E89616A419 for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:55:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from repoman.freebsd.org (repoman.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::29]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BC2E13C459 for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:55:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from repoman.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by repoman.freebsd.org (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m0AGtZAh043427 for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:55:35 GMT (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: (from perforce@localhost) by repoman.freebsd.org (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id m0AGtZqn043424 for perforce@freebsd.org; Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:55:35 GMT (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:55:35 GMT Message-Id: <200801101655.m0AGtZqn043424@repoman.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repoman.freebsd.org: perforce set sender to jhb@freebsd.org using -f From: John Baldwin To: Perforce Change Reviews Cc: Subject: PERFORCE change 132974 for review X-BeenThere: p4-projects@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: p4 projects tree changes List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:55:36 -0000 http://perforce.freebsd.org/chv.cgi?CH=132974 Change 132974 by jhb@jhb_zion on 2008/01/10 16:54:55 Update. Affected files ... .. //depot/projects/power/notes#12 edit Differences ... ==== //depot/projects/power/notes#12 (text+ko) ==== @@ -69,3 +69,15 @@ The second stage will be to make the powering off of devices more automated. This is still in early design stage. It may involve a powerd, it may involve intelligence in the kernel. + +Other stuff: + +- Make the DPMS support in acpi_video a separate driver that attaches to + vgapci0 +- Automated idle device power management + - Basic idea is that when a device is idle for a specified amount of time, + it should power down into D1 or D2. For example, NICs can power down + when they have no link until they get link. Audio controllers can power + down when they aren't open, etc. + - Want to avoid having lots of scaffolding in device drivers. So we need + to come up with some models for some frameworks.