From 99c63221435963e0cee2402686ba99293c2ffa9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Len Brown Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:19:23 -0400 Subject: x86 idle APM: deprecate CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE We don't want to export the pm_idle function pointer to modules. Currently CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE w/ CONFIG_APM_MODULE forces us to. CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE is of dubious value, it runs only on 32-bit uniprocessor laptops that are over 10 years old. It calls into the BIOS during idle, and is known to cause a number of machines to fail. Removing CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE and will allow us to stop exporting pm_idle. Any systems that were calling into the APM BIOS at run-time will simply use HLT instead. cc: x86@kernel.org cc: Jiri Kosina cc: stable@kernel.org # .39.x Signed-off-by: Len Brown --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 5540615..fc505c1 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ Who: Len Brown --------------------------- +What: CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE, and its ability to call APM BIOS in idle +When: 2012 +Why: This optional sub-feature of APM is of dubious reliability, + and ancient APM laptops are likely better served by calling HLT. + Deleting CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE allows x86 to stop exporting + the pm_idle function pointer to modules. +Who: Len Brown + +---------------------------- + What: PRISM54 When: 2.6.34 -- cgit v1.1