Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 00:25:37 +0900 From: Takanori Watanabe <takawata@shidahara1.planet.sci.kobe-u.ac.jp> To: Mitsuru IWASAKI <iwasaki@jp.FreeBSD.org> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CFR: Generalized power-management interface Message-ID: <200101131525.AAA05193@shidahara1.planet.sci.kobe-u.ac.jp> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 13 Jan 2001 23:15:49 JST." <20010113231549X.iwasaki@jp.FreeBSD.org>
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In message <20010113231549X.iwasaki@jp.FreeBSD.org>, Mitsuru IWASAKI さんいわく : >> >I've update the patch based on some comments so far and added wmpm >> >(actually ACPI support for wmapm which is utility for WindowMaker) >> >ports files as a example. >> > >> >http://people.freebsd.org/~iwasaki/acpi/power-20010113.tar.gz >> >> What about treating it as a part of ioctl in existing device, then >> make symbolic link to a generalzed name,instead of consuming new >> major number? > >Does `existing device' mean APM or ACPI? Yes . >We don't know which power management system is enabled on the actual >system, so it's impossible. We need one mandatory device for PM to be >generalized. I think the opposite way is more reasonable. Why? Is it bad to check whether the device is available or not in rc? Takanori Watanabe <a href="http://www.planet.sci.kobe-u.ac.jp/~takawata/key.html">; Public Key</a> Key fingerprint = 2C 51 E2 78 2C E1 C5 2D 0F F1 20 A3 11 3A 62 2A To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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