Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:43:35 -0700 From: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> To: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/acpica acpi_smbat.c acpi_smbus.h Message-ID: <435E6EC7.1050308@root.org> In-Reply-To: <20051025031002.B911@odysseus.silby.com> References: <200510230020.j9N0KD4g046756@repoman.freebsd.org> <20051025031002.B911@odysseus.silby.com>
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Mike Silbersack wrote: > > On Sun, 23 Oct 2005, Nate Lawson wrote: > >> njl 2005-10-23 00:20:13 UTC >> >> FreeBSD src repository >> >> Added files: >> sys/dev/acpica acpi_smbat.c acpi_smbus.h >> Log: >> Import ACPI smart battery support. Newer systems (Acer, mostly) do not >> support the CM-battery interface. Smart batteries can eventually be >> supported without ACPI via a separate SMBus interface. The ACPI >> interface >> uses the embedded controller for reading/writing to the SMBus, and >> normal >> ASL definitions for locating the battery controller (since SMBus >> can't be >> enumerated.) Also import definitions for the smart battery interface. >> >> This was written by Hans Petter Selasky with minor cleanups from myself. > > > Nice, I've been waiting for this for a while. Well, sorta waiting. It > turns out that the battery life on my Acer Pentium M laptop is so good > that I can estimate when it'll run out mentally. "Has it been more than > 2 hours since I wandered away from an outlet? Hm, maybe I should return." > > Now I just have to wait for this to be MFC'd to RELENG_6. :) I'd appreciate testing feedback before MFC. And the MFC will be after 6.0. -- Nate
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