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Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:24:09 +0800 From: Aaron Lu <aaron.lu@...el.com> To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> CC: Nishanth Menon <nm@...com>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...hat.com>, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Linux PM list <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] ACPI and power management fixes for v3.9-rc1 On 02/27/2013 12:28 AM, Linus Torvalds wrote: > Ugh. Forgot to actually add the ODD people to the list... > > Linus > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 8:27 AM, Linus Torvalds > <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote: >> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 8:10 AM, Nishanth Menon <nm@...com> wrote: >>> On 16:55-20130226, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: >>>> >>>> It says that in "Introduction", but it would be clearer if the title of the >>>> doc was something like "Operating Performance Points (OPP) Library". Nishanth? >>> >>> Yes indeed. Will the following help? I can post it as an official patch >>> if the direction is proper >> >> Yes, this will definitely help. I didn't even find it in the >> introduction (Rafael is correct that it is indeed there), because it's >> hard to see when you don't know what to scan for and it's in a big >> block of text. >> >> I am also happy to note that it is in the Kconfig help and single-line >> description. Which wasn't true for the new SATA_ZPODD ("Zero Power >> ODD" - what the heck is ODD?) which was another new entry I wondered >> about. Sorry about this. >> >> It turns out that ODD is an odd TLA for "Optical Disk Drive". I'm sure >> it makes perfect sense if you are a SATA person, but it sure doesn't >> for any normal human being, even otherwise highly technical ones. >> >> Aaron, Tejun, Jeff, can I ask you to also not use specialized TLA's >> without explaining them? Especially in help text and "documentation", >> it's very unhelpful to have TLA's that aren't common. OK. I hope the following is better, if so, I'll send out a patch. diff --git a/drivers/ata/Kconfig b/drivers/ata/Kconfig index 9b58d32..b75efb0b 100644 --- a/drivers/ata/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/ata/Kconfig @@ -59,15 +59,16 @@ config ATA_ACPI option libata.noacpi=1 config SATA_ZPODD - bool "SATA Zero Power ODD Support" + bool "SATA Zero Power Optical Disc Drive(ZPODD) support" depends on ATA_ACPI default n help - This option adds support for SATA ZPODD. It requires both - ODD and the platform support, and if enabled, will automatically - power on/off the ODD when certain condition is satisfied. This - does not impact user's experience of the ODD, only power is saved - when ODD is not in use(i.e. no disc inside). + This option adds support for SATA Zero Power Optical Disc + Drive(ZPODD). It requires both the ODD and the platform + support, and if enabled, will automatically power on/off the + ODD when certain condition is satisfied. This does not impact + end user's experience of the ODD, only power is saved when + the ODD is not in use(i.e. no disc inside). If unsure, say N. Thanks, Aaron -- 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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