linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] blink: Only blink when parameter is set

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Message-Id: <1182096719.19654.2.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org>
Date:	Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:11:59 -0700
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Bernhard Walle <bwalle@...e.de>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] blink: Only blink when parameter is set

On Sun, 2007-06-17 at 10:39 +0200, Bernhard Walle wrote:
> This patch in the blink driver changes the module to only blink when
> the parameter 'blink' is set to true. This is to allow the module to
> be compiled in the kernel and not as module.


it also has a 1000Hz timer in it... which sucks power at a high rate..
Any chance of making the timer more benign?

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