From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 20 10:44:19 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3351D16A403; Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:44:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from redbull.bpaserver.net (redbullneu.bpaserver.net [213.198.78.217]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D62E213C4C7; Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:44:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from outgoing.leidinger.net (p54A5FBC6.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.251.198]) by redbull.bpaserver.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DA9E2E1A2; Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:44:13 +0100 (CET) Received: from webmail.leidinger.net (webmail.Leidinger.net [192.168.1.102]) by outgoing.leidinger.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55E645B4817; Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:44:10 +0100 (CET) Received: (from www@localhost) by webmail.leidinger.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id l2KAi9SP008795; Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:44:09 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from pslux.cec.eu.int (pslux.cec.eu.int [158.169.9.14]) by webmail.leidinger.net (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:44:09 +0100 Message-ID: <20070320114409.8bxlnfmgsg8cokck@webmail.leidinger.net> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:44:09 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger To: Nate Lawson References: <200703161256.23996.jkim@FreeBSD.org> <20070316224222.GD1926@haakonia.hitnet.RWTH-Aachen.DE> <45FEA516.1050103@freebsdbrasil.com.br> <200703191414.58325.jkim@FreeBSD.org> <45FED68E.50901@root.org> In-Reply-To: <45FED68E.50901@root.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.3) / FreeBSD-7.0 X-BPAnet-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-BPAnet-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-BPAnet-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-14.364, required 8, BAYES_00 -15.00, DK_POLICY_SIGNSOME 0.00, FORGED_RCVD_HELO 0.14, VOWEL_TOCC_5 0.50) X-BPAnet-MailScanner-From: alexander@leidinger.net X-Spam-Status: No Cc: Patrick Tracanelli , freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org, Jung-uk Kim Subject: Re: [HEADSUP] ACPI-CA 20070126 import X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:44:19 -0000 Quoting Nate Lawson (from Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:29:34 -0700): > acpi is more like an API to your BIOS/hardware that many other drivers > use. We "support" version 3.0b in that if drivers want to use it, that > information is available. But the actual support in terms of enabling > features still requires a lot more work. > > For example, hotplug cpus. Nothing needs to be done in acpi to support > them. But FreeBSD needs a driver for hotplug cpus, architecture changes > to help migrate threads off a cpu before shutting it down, etc. Could you write some sentences for the ideas list? I'm thinking of =20 something like "our ACPI code has support for the following stuff but =20 FreeBSD does not make use of it: ". I know it is a lot of =20 work to come up with such a list, but we already got some nice =20 improvements because of entries in our ideas list. Bye, Alexander. --=20 A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid. =09=09-- J. R. R. Tolkien http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137