Brown, Len wrote:
I agree that the value of _LID can be usefult to user-space
and I'll be sure it is restored as a property of the lid device
under sysfs -- available as a simple file read like it
was under /proc.
You're missing the point, removing the /proc feature breaks existing
code. You c
>> I'm open to suggestions on how to approach this transition.
>> I can make ACPI_PROC a static build option -- what else
>> can I do to ease the transition in this, our stable release?
>
>Well I don't know how awkward this would be from an
>implementation POV, but can we just leave the legacy
>
>Len Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I deleted /proc/acpi/button on purpose,
>> did you have a use for those files?
>
>Can we put it back, please?
of course.
>We cannot go ripping out stuff which applications and users
>are currently using without quite a lot of preparation.
Agreed. Altho
"Brown, Len" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> >Len Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> I deleted /proc/acpi/button on purpose,
> >> did you have a use for those files?
> >
> >Can we put it back, please?
>
> of course.
Thanks.
> >We cannot go ripping out stuff which applications and users
> >
Len Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On Sun, 2005-05-22 at 07:25 -0400, Cameron Harris wrote:
> > I just upgraded from 2.6.11.3 and now my /proc/acpi/button directory
> > doesn't exist...
>
> I deleted /proc/acpi/button on purpose,
> did you have a use for those files?
Can we put it back, ple
Hi!
> Len Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I deleted /proc/acpi/button on purpose,
> > did you have a use for those files?
>
> There are various cases where it's useful to know whether a laptop is
> shut or not, and /proc/acpi/button seems to be the only place where that
> information is m
I agree that the value of _LID can be usefult to user-space
and I'll be sure it is restored as a property of the lid device
under sysfs -- available as a simple file read like it
was under /proc.
thanks,
-Len
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> I deleted /proc/acpi/button on purpose,
> did you have a use for those files?
>
Hi Len!
I already wrote 2 mails that I have use for the LID switch status file and
that I don't know how to handle its absence. However, they seem to be dropped
on the floor somewhere :-).
BTW I have written a sm
Len Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I deleted /proc/acpi/button on purpose,
> did you have a use for those files?
There are various cases where it's useful to know whether a laptop is
shut or not, and /proc/acpi/button seems to be the only place where that
information is made available at the
On Sun, 2005-05-22 at 07:25 -0400, Cameron Harris wrote:
> I just upgraded from 2.6.11.3 and now my /proc/acpi/button directory
> doesn't exist...
I deleted /proc/acpi/button on purpose,
did you have a use for those files?
Note that over time everything in /proc/acpi is
going away. In this case,
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