Re: [TRIVIAL] sanitize power management config menus, take two

From: Pavel Machek (pavel@ucw.cz)
Date: Wed Aug 06 2003 - 08:06:53 EST


Hi!

> > I think the correct x86 solution would be to introduce a real dummy
> > option for the menus, and imply CONFIG_PM if APM or swsusp (the two
> > options that seem to actually need CONFIG_PM code) is enabled.
>
> I can buy that. There are actually three levels of power management that
> we handle:
>
> - System Power Management (swsusp, CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP)
> - Device Power Management (kernel/pm.c, future driver model support)
> - CPU Power Management (cpufreq)
>
> SPM implies that DPM will be enabled, but both DPM and CPM can exist
> without SPM, and independently of each other. All of them would
> essentially fall under CONFIG_PM..
>
> Would you willing to whip up a patch for the Kconfig entries?

We have enough trouble making sure *current* PM code runs with all possible
config combinations; I do not think we want more PM options for now.

-- 
				Pavel
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