> We don't want to export the pm_idle function pointer to modules. > Currently CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE w/ CONFIG_APM_MODULE forces us to. So you could jsut compile it in ... > CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE is of dubious value, it runs only on 32-bit > uniprocessor laptops that are over 10 years old. It calls into > the BIOS during idle, and is known to cause a number of machines > to fail. It also works on lots of desktops from that era, more of which are still around. > > Removing CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE and will allow us to stop exporting > pm_idle. Any systems that were calling into the APM BIOS > at run-time will simply use HLT instead. (which is btw what quite a few later APM implementations seem to do ;)) > +What: CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE, and its ability to call APM BIOS in idle > +When: 2.6.40 One release isn't enough time - it won't propagate out - you keep rushing, hurrying and pushing at this trying to do it fast. Why - its a sigle symbol export of minor ugliness, it doesn't justify the amount of hatred you are expending upon it. Give it a year, it doesn't cause any complexities I can see. _______________________________________________ linux-pm mailing list linux-pm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-pm
