Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:04:42 -0700 From: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> To: John Utz <John@utzweb.net> Cc: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: if i was porting a linux kernel module that wrote out to /proc, where should i point it at in freebsd? Message-ID: <452D161A.5040509@root.org> In-Reply-To: <26332441-4BC5-4392-806A-0179464E8D59@utzweb.net> References: <26332441-4BC5-4392-806A-0179464E8D59@utzweb.net>
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John Utz wrote: > i've been working on i8k utils off and on for several months. > > (lately it's been what i've been doing whilst i sit at my daughter's > gymnastics class) > > so several of the api's work, ie turning the fans on and off, etc. > > buttons *still* dont work. :-( > > at this point, i want to start working on hXRing the kernel module. > > as currently coded, it writes to /proc. > > i would prefer to not have to require the proc lkm for this to work, i'd > rather do it the bsd way. > > so, umm, what *is* the bsd way ? :-) It looks like "i8k" is the Dell hotkeys/PM driver. Use sysctl as the interface. See the other drivers in /sys/dev/acpi_support for a good template (i.e., acpi_toshiba.c). -- Nate
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