linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix ACPI documentation in kernel-parameters.txt

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Message-ID: <20070302172715.GA9157@strauss.suse.de>
Date:	Fri, 2 Mar 2007 18:27:15 +0100
From:	Bernhard Walle <bwalle@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix ACPI documentation in kernel-parameters.txt

Hello,

* Roland Dreier <rdreier@...co.com> [2007-03-02 00:23]:
>  > Add hint that acpi=off doesn't work on IA64.
> 
> Would it make sense to add code to detect this and print a kernel
> message like
> 
>     warning: ACPI is always enabled on IA64; ignoring "acpi=off"
> 
> No one reads documentation :)

The idea is not bad, but it should not make sense to have it only for
ACPI and not for other arch-specific options ...


Regards
Bernhard

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