Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 19:30:50 GMT From: "Christian S.J. Peron" <maneo@bsdpro.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/62974: [patch] ACPI documentation clear up Message-ID: <200402171930.i1HJUofv085677@h24-77-20-99.wp.shawcable.net> Resent-Message-ID: <200402171930.i1HJUMxK040107@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 62974 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] ACPI documentation clear up >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: Tue Feb 17 11:30:21 PST 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Christian S.J. Peron >Release: FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD movl 5.2-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT #8: Mon Feb 2 22:04:49 GMT 2004 modulus@movl:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/ROUTER i386 >Description: Make the distinction between sysctl kernel environment variables and device.hints kernel environment variables when disabling ACPI. Some users are getting confused when they see hint.acpi.0.disabled. They are confusing it with a sysctl MIB. Finally, add a reference for device.hints(5) and kenv(1) in the "SEE ALSO" section of the man page. >How-To-Repeat: N/A >Fix: --- share/man/man4/acpi.4.bak Tue Feb 17 19:00:45 2004 +++ share/man/man4/acpi.4 Tue Feb 17 19:17:43 2004 @@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ .Nm driver completely, set the kernel environment variable .Va hint.acpi.0.disabled -to 1. +to 1 in the device resource hints file +.Pa /boot/device.hints . Some i386 machines totally fail to operate with some or all of ACPI disabled. Other i386 machines fail with ACPI enabled. Non-i386 platforms do not support operating systems which do not use ACPI. @@ -363,7 +364,9 @@ .Sh COMPATIBILITY ACPI is only found and supported on i386/ia32, ia64, and amd64. .Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr kenv 1 , .Xr acpi_thermal 4 , +.Xr device.hints 5 , .Xr loader.conf 5 , .Xr acpiconf 8 , .Xr acpidump 8 , >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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