Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932235AbWCBJc4 (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Mar 2006 04:32:56 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932232AbWCBJc4 (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Mar 2006 04:32:56 -0500 Received: from ic0245.upco.es ([130.206.70.245]:1456 "EHLO antispam.upcomillas.es") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932215AbWCBJcz (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Mar 2006 04:32:55 -0500 Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 10:33:33 +0100 From: Romano Giannetti To: "Brown, Len" Cc: Dave Jones , "Raj, Ashok" , Andi Kleen , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.6.16rc5 'found' an extra CPU. Message-ID: <20060302093333.GB18448@pern.dea.icai.upcomillas.es> Mail-Followup-To: Romano Giannetti , "Brown, Len" , Dave Jones , "Raj, Ashok" , Andi Kleen , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2182 Lines: 35 Please bear with me for jumping in this thread, but I have a related question: On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 12:49:53AM -0500, Brown, Len wrote: > > I'm afraid that even after we get this stuff out of /proc > and into sysfs where it belongs, we'll have to leave /proc/acpi around > for a while b/c unfortunately people are under the impression > that the path names there actually mean something and > they can actually count on them -- which they can't. Is it possible to obtain the same control/information with sysfs that is available from /proc/acpi? For example, I use quite extensively CPU throttling on my VAIO ("cool & quiet home-made mode"), and I was unable to find the equivalent of /proc/acpi/processor/CPU0/throttling ... Thanks, Romano -- Romano Giannetti - Univ. Pontificia Comillas (Madrid, Spain) Electronic Engineer - phone +34 915 422 800 ext 2416 fax +34 915 596 569 http://www.dea.icai.upcomillas.es/romano/ -- La presente comunicaci?n tiene car?cter confidencial y es para el exclusivo uso del destinatario indicado en la misma. Si Ud. no es el destinatario indicado, le informamos que cualquier forma de distribuci?n, reproducci?n o uso de esta comunicaci?n y/o de la informaci?n contenida en la misma est?n estrictamente prohibidos por la ley. Si Ud. ha recibido esta comunicaci?n por error, por favor, notif?quelo inmediatamente al remitente contestando a este mensaje y proceda a continuaci?n a destruirlo. Gracias por su colaboraci?n. This communication contains confidential information. It is for the exclusive use of the intended addressee. If you are not the intended addressee, please note that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited by law. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy this message. Thank you for your cooperation. - 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/