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| author | Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> | 2007-07-24 01:50:46 -0400 |
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| committer | Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> | 2007-07-24 01:50:46 -0400 |
| commit | fb804714560463534ebcb538a3b0a3c687a830ec (patch) | |
| tree | 08167336b130298ed09d92ed6ae9e025ff58cce4 /drivers/acpi/Kconfig | |
| parent | f695baf2df9e0413d3521661070103711545207a (diff) | |
| download | lwn-fb804714560463534ebcb538a3b0a3c687a830ec.tar.gz lwn-fb804714560463534ebcb538a3b0a3c687a830ec.zip | |
ACPI: Kconfig: CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS now defaults to N
delete "default y" from CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS
(effectively making the default 'N')
List exactly what /proc files this option controls,
and clarify that it doesn't change non-deprecated files.
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/acpi/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/acpi/Kconfig | 27 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig index 408b45168aba..8e42977c6d07 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig @@ -76,17 +76,24 @@ config ACPI_SLEEP_PROC_SLEEP Deprecated by /sys/power/state config ACPI_PROCFS - bool "Procfs interface (deprecated)" - default y + bool "Deprecated /proc/acpi files" + depends on PROC_FS ---help--- - The Procfs interface for ACPI is made optional for backward compatibility. - As the same functions are duplicated in the sysfs interface - and this proc interface will be removed some time later, - it's marked as deprecated. - ( /proc/acpi/debug_layer && debug_level are deprecated by - /sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_layer && debug_level. - /proc/acpi/info is deprecated by - /sys/module/acpi/parameters/acpica_version ) + For backwards compatibility, this option allows + depricated /proc/acpi/ files to exist, even when + they have been replaced by functions in /sys. + The deprecated files (and their replacements) include: + + /proc/acpi/info (/sys/modules/acpi/parameters/acpica_version) + /proc/acpi/dsdt (/sys/firmware/acpi/tables/DSDT) + /proc/acpi/fadt (/sys/firmware/acpi/tables/FACP) + /proc/acpi/debug_layer (/sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_layer) + /proc/acpi/debug_level (/sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_level) + + This option has no effect on /proc/acpi/ files + and functions which do not yet exist in /sys. + + Say N to delete /proc/acpi/ files that have moved to /sys/ config ACPI_AC tristate "AC Adapter" |