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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-01-13 20:15:35 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-01-13 20:15:35 -0800
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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: (59 commits) ACPI / PM: Fix build problems for !CONFIG_ACPI related to NVS rework ACPI: fix resource check message ACPI / Battery: Update information on info notification and resume ACPI: Drop device flag wake_capable ACPI: Always check if _PRW is present before trying to evaluate it ACPI / PM: Check status of power resources under mutexes ACPI / PM: Rename acpi_power_off_device() ACPI / PM: Drop acpi_power_nocheck ACPI / PM: Drop acpi_bus_get_power() Platform / x86: Make fujitsu_laptop use acpi_bus_update_power() ACPI / Fan: Rework the handling of power resources ACPI / PM: Register power resource devices as soon as they are needed ACPI / PM: Register acpi_power_driver early ACPI / PM: Add function for updating device power state consistently ACPI / PM: Add function for device power state initialization ACPI / PM: Introduce __acpi_bus_get_power() ACPI / PM: Introduce function for refcounting device power resources ACPI / PM: Add functions for manipulating lists of power resources ACPI / PM: Prevent acpi_power_get_inferred_state() from making changes ACPICA: Update version to 20101209 ...
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@@ -278,3 +278,15 @@ method, the sys I/F structure will be built like this:
|---name: acpitz
|---temp1_input: 37000
|---temp1_crit: 100000
+
+4. Event Notification
+
+The framework includes a simple notification mechanism, in the form of a
+netlink event. Netlink socket initialization is done during the _init_
+of the framework. Drivers which intend to use the notification mechanism
+just need to call generate_netlink_event() with two arguments viz
+(originator, event). Typically the originator will be an integer assigned
+to a thermal_zone_device when it registers itself with the framework. The
+event will be one of:{THERMAL_AUX0, THERMAL_AUX1, THERMAL_CRITICAL,
+THERMAL_DEV_FAULT}. Notification can be sent when the current temperature
+crosses any of the configured thresholds.