linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] cpufreq: eeepc 900 frequency scaling driver

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Date:	Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:09:01 +0100
From:	Cristiano Prisciandaro <cristiano.p@...net.ch>
To:	Tom Hughes <tom@...pton.nu>
Cc:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>, cpufreq@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] cpufreq: eeepc 900 frequency scaling driver

On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 09:38 +0000, Tom Hughes wrote:
> Cristiano Prisciandaro wrote:
> 
> > The bios of the eeepc 900 exposes an acpi method that allows clocking
> > the cpu to 630/900 MHz. This driver allows controlling the frequency
> > switch through the cpufreq subsystem.
> 
> I should perhaps add at this point that I have an alternative patch 
> based on Cristiano's code, which adds this cpufreq driver to the 
> existing eeepc-laptop module rather than creating a separate module for it.
> 
> Personally I'm quite happy with either solution so I'll leave it to you 
> to decide what is the best way to go, but my patch is available if you 
> want it.

If this functionality has chances to be included into the kernel then I
have no problems if as a module or integrated in eeepc-laptop. 

At the time of writing this module there was just the asus-acpi one:
I preferred not to mess with it.

     Cristiano



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