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| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/power/Kconfig | 26 |
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diff --git a/kernel/power/Kconfig b/kernel/power/Kconfig index ed296225dcd..95f6657fff7 100644 --- a/kernel/power/Kconfig +++ b/kernel/power/Kconfig @@ -131,3 +131,29 @@ config SUSPEND_SMP bool depends on HOTPLUG_CPU && X86 && PM default y + +config APM_EMULATION + tristate "Advanced Power Management Emulation" + depends on PM && SYS_SUPPORTS_APM_EMULATION + help + APM is a BIOS specification for saving power using several different + techniques. This is mostly useful for battery powered laptops with + APM compliant BIOSes. If you say Y here, the system time will be + reset after a RESUME operation, the /proc/apm device will provide + battery status information, and user-space programs will receive + notification of APM "events" (e.g. battery status change). + + In order to use APM, you will need supporting software. For location + and more information, read <file:Documentation/pm.txt> and the + Battery Powered Linux mini-HOWTO, available from + <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. + + This driver does not spin down disk drives (see the hdparm(8) + manpage ("man 8 hdparm") for that), and it doesn't turn off + VESA-compliant "green" monitors. + + Generally, if you don't have a battery in your machine, there isn't + much point in using this driver and you should say N. If you get + random kernel OOPSes or reboots that don't seem to be related to + anything, try disabling/enabling this option (or disabling/enabling + APM in your BIOS). |