Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:00:39 +0200 From: Bruno Ducrot <ducrot@poupinou.org> To: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> Cc: John Utz <John@utzweb.net>, 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? Message-ID: <20061012160039.GY4945@poupinou.org> In-Reply-To: <452D161A.5040509@root.org> References: <26332441-4BC5-4392-806A-0179464E8D59@utzweb.net> <452D161A.5040509@root.org>
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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 :) -- Bruno Ducrot -- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? -- Don't know. Don't care.
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