Re: powernow-k8-acpi driver

[Dave Jones]

On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 11:54:05PM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
 > Hi!
 > 
 > >  > We could make that functionality depend on CONFIG_ACPI, and allow
 > >  > runtime selection only if its defined... But those two drivers are
 > >  > pretty different just now and acpi-dependend chunk is pretty big. (It
 > >  > does funny stuff like polling for AC plug removal if we are in
 > >  > high-power state  and battery would not handle that. Old driver simply
 > >  > refused to use high-power states on such machines.)
 > > 
 > > you're aware of Dominik/Bruno's work on the 'acpilib'[1] stuff in this
 > > area right ? We'll need that anyway for Powernow-k7 and maybe longhaul too
 > > and its senseless duplicating this code.
 > 
 > That [1] looks like promise of url, but I don't see that url.

Hmm, cpufreq mailing list archives are your best bet.
What I meant to add was..

[1] acpilib is a made up name I just came up with, I've no idea
    what the guys who wrote it are referring to it as.

		Dave

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