Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 07:26:36 -0300 From: JoaoBR <joao@matik.com.br> To: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: acpi as kernel module on i386 Message-ID: <200605030726.37259.joao@matik.com.br> In-Reply-To: <BFBCDEB4-E7F6-4E73-A65A-3A7BA51DDA87@xcllnt.net> References: <20060502181804.GA93421@svm.csie.ntu.edu.tw> <200605021559.44121.jhb@freebsd.org> <BFBCDEB4-E7F6-4E73-A65A-3A7BA51DDA87@xcllnt.net>
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On Tuesday 02 May 2006 19:51, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > > > > ACPI is mandatory for amd64 and ia64, but it is optional on i386. > > Because it is optional, it is a module so that the loader can only > > load it on machines that support it. I think the ppc module should > > be changed to include the acpi attachment personally, assuming that > > the ppc module already includes the ppc isa attachment. > > On i386, it should be safe to compile the acpi(4) attachment when only > device isa is configured into the kernel. what do you mean by "only isa"? when pci is compiled in you should not compile acpi into the kernel?=20 I compile acpi into the i386 kernel since I remember and never had problems. Jo=E3o > It should not be done for all=20 > platforms. While acpi(4) is mandatory on ia64, isa(4) isn't and it's > my goal to get rid of isa(4) altogether on ia64. > > Alternatively, acpi(4) can be considered non-optional for current > x86 hardware and having acpi(4) configured into the kernel is not > such an odd thing to do for a modern x86 operating system. A mensagem foi scaneada pelo sistema de e-mail e pode ser considerada segura. Service fornecido pelo Datacenter Matik https://datacenter.matik.com.br
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