Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:21:41 -0600 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: joao.barros@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Warner Losh <imp@freebsd.org>, Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> Subject: Re: 6.0-CURRENT SNAP004 hangs on amr (patch) Message-ID: <4323BEE5.1090001@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <70e8236f05091018192d76725a@mail.gmail.com> References: <70e8236f05070208212e36c375@mail.gmail.com> <200507291318.24428.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <70e8236f050807192628b0405e@mail.gmail.com> <200508081311.51857.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <70e8236f05090321007f621845@mail.gmail.com> <70e8236f05090513381584dda0@mail.gmail.com> <70e8236f0509051350e020f76@mail.gmail.com> <70e8236f05091016251510408c@mail.gmail.com> <43236E04.4020208@samsco.org> <70e8236f05091018192d76725a@mail.gmail.com>
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Joao Barros wrote: > On 9/11/05, Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> wrote: > > >>Thanks for the invesitgative work. I strenously objected to this change >>when it went in, and this kind of problem is precisely the reason why. >>Turning off device power on the PCI bus willy-nilly is such an >>incredibly bad idea, even if the hope with it is to get a few extra >>minutes of battery life on a laptop. >> >>I worked around this problem with the AAC devices, but I don't know if >>the AMR devices can be worked around the same way. I've asked Warner in >>private to back out the change. If he refuses, then I'm afraid that >>you'll need to remember an undocumented workaround, or find another OS. >> >>Scott > > > It took me more than a week and almost 20 kernel (and some > buildworlds) compilations to get the problem identified and be able to > use a workaround. It will take me much more than that to make me walk > from FreeBSD :) > I can't stress enough my respect for this project and the people who > make it what it is: Thank you! > > -- > Joao Barros I appreciate your determination. I'm just pissed that I've been warning Warner for 9 months that there were hidden landmines with his position on the PCI power-down code, and I've been completely brushed off by him. Most other users don't have your determination. Thank you, though, for your work here. Scotthome | help
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