linux-kernel - Re: [regression] v2.6.24-rc1-497-gb1d08ac: kde battery icon gone

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Date:	Sat, 3 Nov 2007 13:19:00 +0300
From:	Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@...l.ru>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Thomas Meyer <thomas@...3r.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [regression] v2.6.24-rc1-497-gb1d08ac: kde battery icon gone

On Saturday 03 November 2007, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@...l.ru> wrote:
> > > # CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS is not set
> >
> > And if you enable it (ACPI_PROCFS)?
>
> ACPI_PROCFS was newly introduced i think but without a 'default y'
> Kconfig entry. That was a mistake i think - it broke some power
> management tools on my laptop too.
>

It is not that new but battery started to make use of it only now. It provides 
replacement interface via sysfs power_supply object; this should be supported 
by modern power tools - at least hal/kpowersave do not have any issues.

-andrey

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