linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/6] thermal: Only set passive

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Message-ID: <20090826162537.GC15868@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:25:37 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Frans Pop <elendil@...net.nl>
Cc:	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/6] thermal: Only set passive_delay for forced passive
	cooling

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 06:17:24PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote:
> Setting polling_delay is useless as passive_delay has priority,
> so the value shown in proc isn't the actual polling delay. It
> also gives the impression to the user that he can change the
> polling interval through proc, while in fact he can't.
> 
> Also, unset passive_delay when the forced passive trip point is
> unbound to allow polling to be disabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Frans Pop <elendil@...net.nl>
> Cc: Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>
> Cc: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>

I'll look over this - I seem to remember having some reason to set that, 
but it escapes me now.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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