linux-kernel - Re: Are there some potentially serious problems that I should be aware of if I totally disable the CONFIG_ACPI option on the X86

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Message-ID: <20200701105824.GB2098169@kroah.com>
Date:   Wed, 1 Jul 2020 12:58:24 +0200
From:   Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:     孙世龙 sunshilong <sunshilong369@...il.com>
Cc:     Kernelnewbies@...nelnewbies.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Are there some potentially serious problems that I should be
 aware of if I totally disable the CONFIG_ACPI option on the X86_64 platform?

On Wed, Jul 01, 2020 at 05:15:52PM +0800, 孙世龙 sunshilong wrote:
> Hi, list
> 
> Are there some potentially serious problems that I should be aware of
> if I totally disable the CONFIG_ACPI option on the X86_64 platform?

Yes, your ACPI-based system will not boot.

> Would it do harm to the hardware?

It might, try it and see :)

good luck!!!

greg k-h