Re: ACPI: Idle Processor PM Improvements

From: Jordan Crouse
Date: Wed Sep 06 2006 - 10:54:35 EST


On 06/09/06 12:37 +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
>
> > > 2.4 and 2.6 are *very* different here. You'll probably need to optimize freezer
> > > in 2.6 a bit...
> > >
> >
> > Among other problems: e.g. 2.4 did not automatically do a VT switch; 2.6
> > does; we'll have to have a way to signal "we're a sane display driver;
> > don't switch away from me on suspend".
>
> Not like that, please.
>
> You are using X running over framebuffer, right? So that kernel is
> controlling the graphics hardware. In such case it is safe to avoid VT
> switch.

Actually not - the Geode GX has full 2D hardware acceleration with a complete
X driver to match. No Xfbdev here.

Jordan

Pavel
--
Jordan Crouse
Senior Linux Engineer
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
<www.amd.com/embeddedprocessors>


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