Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 20:06:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> To: Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc/rc.d apm apmd archdep Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1030505200135.86150M-100000@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <20030505235648.0FDEC2A8AE@canning.wemm.org>
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On Mon, 5 May 2003, Peter Wemm wrote: > > Modified files: > > etc/rc.d apm apmd archdep > > Log: > > Huh? When did the etc bits for amd64 get added? > > Make sure they're ported over to rc.d. > > While I'm at it correct a logic mistake in rc.d/apmd. > > > > Approved by: markm (mentor)(implicit) > > Umm, I dont think so. apm does not exist on amd64, cannot exist and > never will exist. Please back this out. Well, ACPI does provide emulation for some of the apm(4) control ioctls, such that apm(8) actually usefully reports on the power condition on ACPI boxes. I'd imagine the functionality provided by apmd(8) would be useful still with ACPI, but I don't know if it either directly speaks ACPI or whether the ACPI apm emulation is sufficient to support apmd. If it does, then in theory the apm startup scripts could be useful on ACPI-supporting platforms, including ia64 and AMD64. If that's the case, we might seriously think about renaming apmd to powerd or the like. Robert N M Watson FreeBSD Core Team, TrustedBSD Projects robert@fledge.watson.org Network Associates Laboratories
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