On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 07:21:18PM +0530, dhanya wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg KH [mailto:greg@xxxxxxxxx] > > > >Can you explain why you want this information? What can a userspace > >program do with this object? > > It's a requirement in our project, to get the slot information through the > ACPI _SUN object. Suppose you want to build a house in a location with heavy winds. Requirements are that the roof doesn't leak, it has proper foundation, it is properly insulated, and that it's strong enough not to be blown away. An additional requirement is that you need to know the weight of all builders because if they are too light they would be blown away by the heavy winds. When the builders ask "why do you need to know my weight", your answer is not "because you will be blown away by the winds when you are too light", but "because the requirement says so". The builders are not satisfied with that answer. Would that surprise you? Compare the above analagon with Greg's response. Could you now please explain why you want this information and what a userspace program can do with it? Erik -- They're all fools. Don't worry. Darwin may be slow, but he'll eventually get them. -- Matthew Lammers in alt.sysadmin.recovery
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