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Message-ID: <20110402124054.49c3a3f4@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 12:40:54 +0100 From: Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> To: Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org> Cc: linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH 16/18] 2.6.40: x86 idle APM: remove deprecated apm_cpu_idle() On Sat, 02 Apr 2011 02:22:58 -0400 Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org> wrote: > From: Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com> > > There is some doubt whether the APM idle feature > to call into the BIOS from the idle loop is reliable. > Certainly it was known to fail on some machines, And it was known to work on lots - a point that despite repeated reminding you seem keen to ignore. The fundamental problem I have with this patch set is this You've provided no architectural overall justification for all this effort. What is the big picture around your crusade here ? What is the grand plan ? > but more importantly, APM machines have not shipped > for a decade and so finding machines to test the code > is problematic. So don't test it - if it's wrong someone will let you know, believe me 8) And 2.6.40 is far too soon - it takes about a year for stuff to rattle through to leading edge distro users in bulk Alan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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