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: <CAAvDm6a_7YutbOjkx55dWacH7TRpumZL5ZB_rzXc5d8nSus28A@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sun, 19 Jul 2020 12:38:38 +0800
From:   孙世龙 sunshilong <sunshilong369@...il.com>
To:     Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:     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?

Hi, Greg KH
>Yes, your ACPI-based system will not boot.
Do you mean the OS will not boot or some of the Linux subsystems(i.e.
USB PCI etc) will not boot?

Thank you for your attention to this matter.
On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 6:58 PM Greg KH <greg@...ah.com> wrote:
>
> 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