linux-kernel - Re: latest 2.6.23 git missing ACPI POWER

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Message-ID: <471CA0AA.4000904@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:07:54 +0400
From:	Alexey Starikovskiy <aystarik@...il.com>
To:	Frans Pop <elendil@...net.nl>
CC:	Jeff Chua <jeff.chua.linux@...il.com>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: latest 2.6.23 git missing ACPI POWER_SUPPLY

Frans Pop wrote:
> Jeff Chua wrote:
>> Just pulled latest linux-2.6, and couldn't get ACPI to detect
>> ACPI_BATTERY and ACPI_AC.
>>
>> It seems ACPI POWER_SUPPLY is still missing.
> 
> I had the same problem. It turns out you need to enable
>    drivers -> Power supply class support
> (either built in or as module) to get ACPI AC/Battery support.
> 
> I must say that having these relatively top-level ACPI settings depending on something that is relatively buried away is not very intuitive!
> Especially not since at first glance you don't really seem to need that option except for some weird hardware.
> 
> CC'ing ACPI mailing list for other opinions.
I was thinking that 'select' might be more appropriate here...
Please take a look on attached patch.
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