linux-kernel - Re: ACPI_WMI: worst config description of all times

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Message-Id: <200802071727.38743.lenb@kernel.org>
Date:	Thu, 7 Feb 2008 17:27:38 -0500
From:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux-pm mailing list <linux-pm@...ts.osdl.org>,
	Carlos Corbacho <carlos@...angeworlds.co.uk>,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: ACPI_WMI: worst config description of all times

On Thursday 07 February 2008 16:47, Pavel Machek wrote:
> 
> See? It even has completely useless help text.
> 
> Does WMI stand for Windows Management Instrumentation? It is some
> server management feature? What is it good for?

Thank you for the feedback, Pavel.

There is an additional patch which creates
Documentation/acpi/wmi.txt, but I witheld it from
this batch because it needs to be revised.
If you are not subscribed to the linux-acpi list
you can find it here:

http://marc.info/?l=linux-acpi&m=120217838010224&w=2

Clearly we neeed to update the Kconfig doc as well when
we revise and push that patch.

-Len

ps. the answers to your questions are "yes" and "see NOTE" below.

>   WMI (EXPERIMENTAL) (ACPI_WMI) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) ?
> 
> This driver adds support for the ACPI-WMI mapper device (PNP0C14)
> found on some systems.
> 
> NOTE: You will need another driver or userspace application on top of
> this to actually use anything defined in the ACPI-WMI mapper.
> 
> 
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