Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:44:09 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> Cc: Patrick Tracanelli <eksffa@freebsdbrasil.com.br>, freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org, Jung-uk Kim <jkim@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: [HEADSUP] ACPI-CA 20070126 import Message-ID: <20070320114409.8bxlnfmgsg8cokck@webmail.leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <45FED68E.50901@root.org> References: <200703161256.23996.jkim@FreeBSD.org> <20070316224222.GD1926@haakonia.hitnet.RWTH-Aachen.DE> <45FEA516.1050103@freebsdbrasil.com.br> <200703191414.58325.jkim@FreeBSD.org> <45FED68E.50901@root.org>
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Quoting Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> (from Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:29:34 -0700): > acpi is more like an API to your BIOS/hardware that many other drivers > use. We "support" version 3.0b in that if drivers want to use it, that > information is available. But the actual support in terms of enabling > features still requires a lot more work. > > For example, hotplug cpus. Nothing needs to be done in acpi to support > them. But FreeBSD needs a driver for hotplug cpus, architecture changes > to help migrate threads off a cpu before shutting it down, etc. Could you write some sentences for the ideas list? I'm thinking of =20 something like "our ACPI code has support for the following stuff but =20 FreeBSD does not make use of it: <list of stuff, maybe with some hints =20 where to make use of it and/or pointers to docs how to use it and/or =20 additional ideas what can be done with it>". I know it is a lot of =20 work to come up with such a list, but we already got some nice =20 improvements because of entries in our ideas list. Bye, Alexander. --=20 A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid. =09=09-- J. R. R. Tolkien http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137
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