Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:11:19 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Cc: earl.lapus@gmail.com Subject: Re: question on ACPI documentation Message-ID: <444pak1h4o.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <604f76120804011917u7a7b7de7se8503c814726a15b@mail.gmail.com> (Earl Lapus's message of "Wed\, 2 Apr 2008 10\:17\:42 %2B0800") References: <604f76120804011917u7a7b7de7se8503c814726a15b@mail.gmail.com>
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earl.lapus@gmail.com (Earl Lapus) writes: > I noticed that in the FreeBSD documentation, Chapter 11 `Configuration > and Tuning`, section 11.16.3.3 `System Hangs (temporary or > permanent)`, > the sysctl tunable for disabling ACPI is `hint.apic.0.disabled="1"`. > The acpi(4) man pages says that it's `hint.acpi.0.disabled="1"`. > Is this a documentation typo? They are similar acronyms, but distinct. An APIC is an interrupt controller, and disabling it can avoid problems with interrupt storms, but is unlikely to affect power handling. If you re-read that section of the Handbook, you will see that it refers to disabling the APIC, not ACPI.
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