Re: CVS commit: src/sys/arch/i386

[Jukka Ruohonen <jruohonen%iki.fi@localhost>]

On Mon, Oct 01, 2012 at 12:48:24AM +0000, David Holland wrote:
> (Also, what's the recommended usermode API for programs that want to
> do power stuff?)

I don't think we want a single all-encompassing tool for this. At least that
is my opinion, and the general direction to which many things have gradually
moved.

Sensors are already handled by envsys(4), processor power management should
be handled by cpuctl(8), display brightness etc. should be handled by
wsconsctl(8), and so forth. This should also make portability a little bit
easier than a monolithic piece such as APM.

- Jukka.