Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status

[PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> · 2006-02-08
[PATCH, RFC] [2/3] ACPI support for generic in-kernel AC status · Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> · 2006-02-08
Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> · 2006-02-08
[PATCH, RFC] [3/3] APM support for generic in-kernel AC status · Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> · 2006-02-08
Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Greg KH <hidden> · 2006-02-08
Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> · 2006-02-08
Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Greg KH <hidden> · 2006-02-08
Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> · 2006-02-08
Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Greg KH <hidden> · 2006-02-09
Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Gabor Gombas <hidden> · 2006-02-09
Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Pavel Machek <hidden> · 2006-02-10
Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Gabor Gombas <hidden> · 2006-02-10
Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> · 2006-02-10
Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Pavel Machek <hidden> · 2006-02-10
Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Gabor Gombas <hidden> · 2006-02-10
Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Philipp Matthias Hahn <hidden> · 2006-02-08
Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Pavel Machek <hidden> · 2006-02-10
Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Stefan Seyfried <hidden> · 2006-02-10
Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Pavel Machek <hidden> · 2006-02-10
Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Stefan Seyfried <hidden> · 2006-02-10
Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Pavel Machek <hidden> · 2006-02-10
Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Jan Engelhardt <hidden> · 2006-02-12
Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Kyle Moffett <hidden> · 2006-02-12
Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Thomas Renninger <hidden> · 2006-02-14
Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Rafael J. Wysocki <hidden> · 2006-02-14
Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Thomas Renninger <hidden> · 2006-02-15
Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> · 2006-02-15
Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Thomas Renninger <hidden> · 2006-02-15
Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Pavel Machek <hidden> · 2006-02-18
Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status · Pavel Machek <hidden> · 2006-02-18

From: Jan Engelhardt <hidden>
Date: 2006-02-12 10:18:06
Also in: linux-acpi, lkml

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Ok. Maybe i am not seeing the point. But why do we need this in the kernel?
Can't we handles this easily in userspace?

Some kernel parts need to now: for example powernow-k8: some

we can tell them from userspace.

No, because battery will explode if you do not slow cpu down fast
enough.

How is that? APC UPS don't explode either if they are switching to battery.


Jan Engelhardt
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