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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:59:58 +0100 From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org> To: tsuraan <tsuraan@...il.com> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: sony-laptop platform driver On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 10:12:32AM -0500, tsuraan wrote: > The current mainline sony-laptop platform driver is missing some > crucial features from Eva's driver > (http://www.basyskom.org/~eva/log_installation_vaio_z21vnx.html), > especially the ability to shut off the embedded nvidia card in laptops > with hybrid graphics. Simply disabling the nvidia card using Eva's > driver brings my laptop's power consumption from 18W to 12W, which is > a pretty huge leap in battery life. The interface used for that isn't sony-specific, so sony-laptop is the wrong place to put it. I've just submitted a patch to the nouveau developers. -- Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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