linux-kernel - Re: drivers/acpi/ac.c, re-enabling CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS

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Date:	Thu, 19 Jun 2014 15:47:54 +0800
From:	Lan Tianyu <tianyu.lan@...el.com>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
CC:	Sorin Manolache <sorinm@...il.com>,
	Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: drivers/acpi/ac.c, re-enabling CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS_POWER?

On 2014年06月19日 14:32, Lan Tianyu wrote:
> On 2014年06月19日 07:17, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>> On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 10:28:12 PM Sorin Manolache wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Would it be worth considering re-enabling the old procfs interface for 
>>> ac.c? There are old tools still around (kpowersave from kde 3.5.10) that 
>>> expect /proc/acpi/ac_adapter.
>>
>> Can you please CC ACPI-related messages to linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org?
>>
>> I'm not sure how much effort that would require at this point.  Rui, Tianyu?
> 
> I think we need to revert commit ab0fd67.
> 
> commit ab0fd674d6cef0904baa511f22613ef6474f8169
> Author: Lan Tianyu <tianyu.lan@...el.com>
> Date:   Sat Oct 12 21:04:48 2013 +0800
> 
>     ACPI / AC: Remove AC's proc directory.
> 
>     AC's proc directory is not used and so remove it. Prepare for removing
>     /proc/acpi directory.
> 
>     Signed-off-by: Lan Tianyu <tianyu.lan@...el.com>
>     Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> 

Hi Sorin:
	Please try the patch in the attachment.

> 
>>
>> Rafael
>>
> 
> 


-- 
Best regards
Tianyu Lan

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