linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Acer Aspire One fan control, simplified and scrubbed

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Message-ID: <20090621123034.GA21764@rhlx01.hs-esslingen.de>
Date:	Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:30:34 +0200
From:	Andreas Mohr <andi@...as.de>
To:	Peter Feuerer <peter@...e.net>
Cc:	Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...glemail.com>,
	Andreas Mohr <andi@...as.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Acer Aspire One fan control, simplified and scrubbed

Hi,

On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 02:25:30PM +0200, Peter Feuerer wrote:
> Ok, we'll leave this feature out, as the code is really much cleaner and 
> I also doubt that anybody will miss it.

Either that, or, if one implements it, then one should probably do it in a
watchdog type way (i.e. expect new userspace input at least every 20 seconds,
otherwise emergency-switch back to kernel mode or maybe better even BIOS mode).
One molten machine less, ya know ;)

(would be good to add this as a comment in the driver patch, "if one intends
to add userspace control, then please watchdog...")

Andreas Mohr
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