linux-kernel - Re: ibm-acpi documentation: delete irrelevant "how to compile external module"

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Date:	Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:16:00 -0400
From:	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	borislav@...rs.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: ibm-acpi documentation: delete irrelevant "how to compile external module"

Applied.
thanks,
-Len

On Thursday 31 August 2006 08:15, Pavel Machek wrote:
> 
> ibm-acpi documentation contains parts that are no longer relevant
> because ibm-acpi was merged.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/ibm-acpi.txt b/Documentation/ibm-acpi.txt
> index 8b3fd82..8d57efa 100644
> --- a/Documentation/ibm-acpi.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/ibm-acpi.txt
> @@ -52,40 +52,7 @@ Installation
>  
>  If you are compiling this driver as included in the Linux kernel
>  sources, simply enable the CONFIG_ACPI_IBM option (Power Management /
> -ACPI / IBM ThinkPad Laptop Extras). The rest of this section describes
> -how to install this driver when downloaded from the web site.
> -
> -First, you need to get a kernel with ACPI support up and running.
> -Please refer to http://acpi.sourceforge.net/ for help with this
> -step. How successful you will be depends a lot on you ThinkPad model,
> -the kernel you are using and any additional patches applied. The
> -kernel provided with your distribution may not be good enough. I
> -needed to compile a 2.6.7 kernel with the 20040715 ACPI patch to get
> -ACPI working reliably on my ThinkPad X40. Old ThinkPad models may not
> -be supported at all.
> -
> -Assuming you have the basic ACPI support working (e.g. you can see the
> -/proc/acpi directory), follow the following steps to install this
> -driver:
> -
> -	- unpack the archive:
> -
> -		tar xzvf ibm-acpi-x.y.tar.gz; cd ibm-acpi-x.y
> -
> -	- compile the driver:
> -
> -		make
> -
> -	- install the module in your kernel modules directory:
> -
> -		make install
> -
> -	- load the module:
> -
> -		modprobe ibm_acpi
> -
> -After loading the module, check the "dmesg" output for any error messages.
> -
> +ACPI / IBM ThinkPad Laptop Extras).
>  
>  Features
>  --------
> 
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