On Thu, 6 Aug 2009 09:12:24 +0530 Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:

> Hi Randy,
> 
> On Thursday 06 Aug 2009 04:52:11 Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > +void hda_power_on(void)
> > +{
> > +       FILE *file;
> > +
> > +       file = fopen("/sys/module/snd_hda_intel/parameters/power_save",
> > "w"); +       if (!file)
> > +               return;
> > +       fprintf(file,"1");
> > +       fclose(file);
> > +       if (access("/dev/dsp", F_OK))
> > +               return;
> > +       file = fopen("/dev/dsp", "w");
> > +       if (file) {
> > +               fprintf(file,"1");
> > +               fclose(file);
> > +       }
> > +}
> > +
> 
> What is the "/dev/dsp" stuff for ?
> Does that too save power ?

Hi,

That's certainly a good question.  I just copied the powertop ac97
code and that's what it does.

Hopefully someone else here can explain...

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~Randy
LPC 2009, Sept. 23-25, Portland, Oregon
http://linuxplumbersconf.org/2009/
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