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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Date:   Sat, 4 Jul 2020 22:09:23 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     孙世龙 sunshilong <sunshilong369@...il.com>
Cc:     Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
        kernelnewbies <Kernelnewbies@...nelnewbies.org>,
        LKML <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 Sat 2020-07-04 21:34:36, 孙世龙 sunshilong wrote:
> Thank you for taking the time to respond to me.
> 
> >These machines are still mostly IBM-PC compatible, so it is likely to
> >somehow work. You'll likely get worse power and thermal
> >management. Try it.
> It's an industrial personal computer with an Intel processor.
> What I am worried about is that it may damage the hardware.

I'd simply try it. Risk is really quite low...

If in doubt, you could ask vendor.

But you will not get definitive answers on the mailing list...

									Pavel
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