Subject: Re: New ultrabook IIi power management driver committed...
To: Garrett D'Amore <garrett_damore@tadpole.com>
From: Michael <macallan1888@gmail.com>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 07/10/2006 14:03:59
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Hello,
> I committed a new Ultrabook IIi power management driver. Mostly its
> just the power button and lid switch right now. I can add support for
> batteries, etc. But before I go spin a bunch of cycles adding that,
> does _anyone_ else out there have one of these bad boys?
Welcome to the wonderful world of SPARC laptop hardware support ;)
> I don't want to burn time writing code that nobody will ever use. (I
> wanted the
> power button and lidswitch. Battery is less of a personal issue for
> me,
> since I don't run mine disconnected much.)
I guess they have some sort of CPU power saving hardware? Might be
worth to put that into the idle loop, letting it cool down when idle
might be a good idea even if you don't run on batteries.
have fun
Michael
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