linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/11] asus-laptop: Do not call HWRS on init

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Message-ID: <1354198240.7995.5.camel@deadeye.wl.decadent.org.uk>
Date:	Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:10:40 +0000
From:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:	Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@...il.com>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
Cc:	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>,
	acpi4asus-user@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/11] asus-laptop: Do not call HWRS on init

On Thu, 2012-11-29 at 09:12 +0100, Corentin Chary wrote:
> From: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
> 
> Since commit 8871e99f89b7 ('asus-laptop: HRWS/HWRS typo'), module
> initialisation is very slow on the Asus UL30A.  The HWRS method takes
> about 12 seconds to run, and subsequent initialisation also seems to
> be delayed.  Since we don't really need the result, don't bother
> calling it on init.  Those who are curious can still get the result
> through the 'infos' device attribute.
> 
> Update the comment about HWRS in show_infos().
> 
> Reported-by: ryan <draziw+deb@...il.com>
> References: http://bugs.debian.org/692436
> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
> Signed-off-by: Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@...il.com>
[...]

Can you add a Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> to this?

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Never attribute to conspiracy what can adequately be explained by stupidity.

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