Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 3 Dec 2002 12:58:42 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 3 Dec 2002 12:58:42 -0500 Received: from pc1-cwma1-5-cust42.swa.cable.ntl.com ([80.5.120.42]:22433 "EHLO irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 3 Dec 2002 12:58:37 -0500 Subject: Re: IBM/MontaVista Dynamic Power Management Project From: Alan Cox To: Bishop Brock Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List , cpufreq@www.linux.uk.org, linux-pm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 (1.0.8-10) Date: 03 Dec 2002 18:39:56 +0000 Message-Id: <1038940796.11439.61.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 842 Lines: 18 On Tue, 2002-12-03 at 17:46, Bishop Brock wrote: > IBM and MontaVista have initiated a joint project to develop a > dynamic power management control and policy mechanism for Linux > for processors supporting dynamic voltage and frequency scaling. > A paper describing the proposal can be obtained from > > http://www.research.ibm.com/arl/projects/dpm.html Interesting. One small question however. The paper says "Others have also explored the possibilities of this type of fine grained control". More to the point however they have patents covering them. What does IBM intend to do about that ? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/