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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@woody.linux-foundation.org> | 2007-02-07 18:36:08 -0500 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@woody.linux-foundation.org> | 2007-02-07 18:36:08 -0500 |
commit | 21d37bbc65e39a26856de6b14be371ff24e0d03f (patch) | |
tree | a04bb72e191cae13f47462c57bb1641c42b7b52b /Documentation | |
parent | bff288c19e8b6217ddd660d4fa42c29a0ab1d58c (diff) | |
parent | 57e1c5c87db512629dd44ddeb882a5aaf0e4299e (diff) |
Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6
* 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6: (140 commits)
ACPICA: reduce table header messages to fit within 80 columns
asus-laptop: merge with ACPICA table update
ACPI: bay: Convert ACPI Bay driver to be compatible with sysfs update.
ACPI: bay: new driver is EXPERIMENTAL
ACPI: bay: make drive_bays static
ACPI: bay: make bay a platform driver
ACPI: bay: remove prototype procfs code
ACPI: bay: delete unused variable
ACPI: bay: new driver adding removable drive bay support
ACPI: dock: check if parent is on dock
ACPICA: fix gcc build warnings
Altix: Add ACPI SSDT PCI device support (hotplug)
Altix: ACPI SSDT PCI device support
ACPICA: reduce conflicts with Altix patch series
ACPI_NUMA: fix HP IA64 simulator issue with extended memory domain
ACPI: fix HP RX2600 IA64 boot
ACPI: build fix for IBM x440 - CONFIG_X86_SUMMIT
ACPICA: Update version to 20070126
ACPICA: Fix for incorrect parameter passed to AcpiTbDeleteTable during table load.
ACPICA: Update copyright to 2007.
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 10 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video-output.txt | 34 |
2 files changed, 43 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 0ba6af02cdaf..b3d1ce7e3ba0 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | |||
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ Who: Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com> | |||
274 | 274 | ||
275 | --------------------------- | 275 | --------------------------- |
276 | 276 | ||
277 | <<<<<<< test:Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | ||
277 | What: ACPI hotkey driver (CONFIG_ACPI_HOTKEY) | 278 | What: ACPI hotkey driver (CONFIG_ACPI_HOTKEY) |
278 | When: 2.6.21 | 279 | When: 2.6.21 |
279 | Why: hotkey.c was an attempt to consolidate multiple drivers that use | 280 | Why: hotkey.c was an attempt to consolidate multiple drivers that use |
@@ -306,11 +307,18 @@ Why: The ACPI namespace is effectively the symbol list for | |||
306 | the BIOS can be extracted and disassembled with acpidump | 307 | the BIOS can be extracted and disassembled with acpidump |
307 | and iasl as documented in the pmtools package here: | 308 | and iasl as documented in the pmtools package here: |
308 | http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/lenb/acpi/utils | 309 | http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/lenb/acpi/utils |
309 | |||
310 | Who: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> | 310 | Who: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> |
311 | 311 | ||
312 | --------------------------- | 312 | --------------------------- |
313 | 313 | ||
314 | What: ACPI procfs interface | ||
315 | When: July 2007 | ||
316 | Why: After ACPI sysfs conversion, ACPI attributes will be duplicated | ||
317 | in sysfs and the ACPI procfs interface should be removed. | ||
318 | Who: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com> | ||
319 | |||
320 | --------------------------- | ||
321 | |||
314 | What: /proc/acpi/button | 322 | What: /proc/acpi/button |
315 | When: August 2007 | 323 | When: August 2007 |
316 | Why: /proc/acpi/button has been replaced by events to the input layer | 324 | Why: /proc/acpi/button has been replaced by events to the input layer |
diff --git a/Documentation/video-output.txt b/Documentation/video-output.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e517011be4f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/video-output.txt | |||
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ | |||
1 | |||
2 | Video Output Switcher Control | ||
3 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ||
4 | 2006 luming.yu@intel.com | ||
5 | |||
6 | The output sysfs class driver provides an abstract video output layer that | ||
7 | can be used to hook platform specific methods to enable/disable video output | ||
8 | device through common sysfs interface. For example, on my IBM ThinkPad T42 | ||
9 | laptop, The ACPI video driver registered its output devices and read/write | ||
10 | method for 'state' with output sysfs class. The user interface under sysfs is: | ||
11 | |||
12 | linux:/sys/class/video_output # tree . | ||
13 | . | ||
14 | |-- CRT0 | ||
15 | | |-- device -> ../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0 | ||
16 | | |-- state | ||
17 | | |-- subsystem -> ../../../class/video_output | ||
18 | | `-- uevent | ||
19 | |-- DVI0 | ||
20 | | |-- device -> ../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0 | ||
21 | | |-- state | ||
22 | | |-- subsystem -> ../../../class/video_output | ||
23 | | `-- uevent | ||
24 | |-- LCD0 | ||
25 | | |-- device -> ../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0 | ||
26 | | |-- state | ||
27 | | |-- subsystem -> ../../../class/video_output | ||
28 | | `-- uevent | ||
29 | `-- TV0 | ||
30 | |-- device -> ../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0 | ||
31 | |-- state | ||
32 | |-- subsystem -> ../../../class/video_output | ||
33 | `-- uevent | ||
34 | |||