linux-kernel - Re: blink driver power saving

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Message-ID: <20070702175926.30b2f718@the-village.bc.nu>
Date:	Mon, 2 Jul 2007 17:59:26 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: blink driver power saving

> > Anyways, Stephen's patch just doesn't make sense: 
> > he clearly didn't understand the code at all. Before you
> > apply it and cripple it better drop the driver completely.
> 
> I think I will have to.

Make it depend on the kernel debug options and if you are really paranoid
also add a module option to enable it at boot time. The module option
works pretty well and various old and new IDE drivers do it to stop make
allyesconfig accidents
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