Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 17:57:28 +0100 From: Arne Schwabe <arne@rfc2549.org> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, Markus Brueffer <markus@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/acpi_support acpi_ibm.c Message-ID: <43CA7EF8.5090000@rfc2549.org> In-Reply-To: <20060114014443.GA12670@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <20060114003924.9E25816A4D1@hub.freebsd.org> <43C84B36.4070000@root.org> <20060114014443.GA12670@xor.obsecurity.org>
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Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 04:52:06PM -0800, Nate Lawson wrote: > > >> Thanks for adding support for this but it should be noted that this can >> be very dangerous. If your userland app tries to control the fanspeed >> and dies, your system could overheat. Hopefully, the BIOS will override >> the user settings if the temp gets too high but that is a longshot when >> mucking with things at this low level. >> > > We can market it as a security feature: "Thermal self-destruct"! > Nah! Won't work. At least my Thinkpad power down off hard if getting really too hot. (I once put my thinkpad in my bag without shutting down) Arnehome | help
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