From owner-freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 12 16:43:29 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80A2016A407 for ; Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:43:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from John@utzweb.net) Received: from marley.grokthis.net (marley.grokthis.net [69.93.78.26]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 79EDC43DE8 for ; Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:42:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from John@utzweb.net) Received: from [192.168.1.6] (c-71-197-214-178.hsd1.or.comcast.net [71.197.214.178]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by marley.grokthis.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD4D7F101A; Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:41:40 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <20061012160039.GY4945@poupinou.org> References: <26332441-4BC5-4392-806A-0179464E8D59@utzweb.net> <452D161A.5040509@root.org> <20061012160039.GY4945@poupinou.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <9CBF3A89-3007-4752-9981-DECDDFE1A749@utzweb.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: John Utz Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:41:33 -0700 To: Bruno Ducrot X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Cc: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: if i was porting a linux kernel module that wrote out to /proc, where should i point it at in freebsd? X-BeenThere: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: ACPI and power management development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:43:29 -0000 On Oct 12, 2006, at 9:00 AM, Bruno Ducrot wrote: > On Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 09:04:42AM -0700, Nate Lawson wrote: >> John Utz wrote: >>> i've been working on i8k utils off and on for several months. >>> >>> (lately it's been what i've been doing whilst i sit at my daughter's >>> gymnastics class) >>> >>> so several of the api's work, ie turning the fans on and off, etc. >>> >>> buttons *still* dont work. :-( >>> >>> at this point, i want to start working on hXRing the kernel module. >>> >>> as currently coded, it writes to /proc. >>> >>> i would prefer to not have to require the proc lkm for this to >>> work, i'd >>> rather do it the bsd way. >>> >>> so, umm, what *is* the bsd way ? :-) >> >> It looks like "i8k" is the Dell hotkeys/PM driver. Use sysctl as the >> interface. See the other drivers in /sys/dev/acpi_support for a good >> template (i.e., acpi_toshiba.c). >> > > i8k is not an ACPI driver. I'm working on a acpi_dell one but I'm > waiting a D620 (hint, hint :) > yah, it's a combination of SMM and DMI, no acpi involved. so technically, i suppose i shouldn't discuss it on this list. however, this certainly seems like the best place to ask questions about this since it's seems like SMM+DMI is the neanderthal fork with ACPI being the cromagnon fork (which i guess make PnP austrolopithicus). > -- > Bruno Ducrot > > -- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? > -- Don't know. Don't care. >