Messages in this thread | | | From | "Rafael J. Wysocki" <> | Subject | [RFC][Update][PATCH 0/3] ACPI / PM: Export power resources information to user space | Date | Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:48:55 +0100 |
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On Sunday, January 20, 2013 03:51:40 PM Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: > Hi Greg, > > The following patch series is about exporting ACPI power resources to user > space that will be necessary for PM diagnostics on new platforms (powertop is > the target). Still, existing systems can also benefit from that, like my > oldish HP nx6325 on which the patches have been tested. > > Patch [1/3] shouldn't be really controverisal, as it only makes it possible > to read power resources' reference counters from user space in a quite > straightforward way. > > Patch [3/3], however, exposes lists of power resources associated with > different power states of devices using ACPI PM as sysfs subdirectories > containing symbolic links and that requires some sysfs changes made by > patch [2/3]. > > Admittedly, my sysfs skills are limited so please let me know if those > changes make sense and are acceptable from your perspective. If not, then > please kindly advise what I can do instead of them. > > The patches apply on top of the current linux-next branch of the linux-pm.git > tree.
Refreshed with Documentation/ABI files as requested.
Thanks, Rafael
-- I speak only for myself. Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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