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: <CAAvDm6YcE7VwphmD0t4FP+JNutkC4W8B=n1X5adL7wZ2s=92Wg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sun, 19 Jul 2020 13:03:25 +0800
From:   孙世龙 sunshilong <sunshilong369@...il.com>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     kernelnewbies <Kernelnewbies@...nelnewbies.org>,
        Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
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, Pavel
>> 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?
>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.

Thank you for taking the time to respond to my question.

Do you mean disabling the CONFIG_ACPI option is mostly on IBM-PC
compatible platforms?

Do you think disabling the CONFIG_ACPI may cause the OS failing to boot
up?

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

On Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 8:22 PM Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz> wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> > 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?
> >
> > Would it do harm to the hardware?
> >
> > Thank you for your attention to this matter.
>
> 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.
>
>                                                                         Pavel
>
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