Re: [ibm-acpi-devel] [PATCH 6/9] ACPI: thinkpad-acpi: add sysfs support to fan subdriver

2007-04-25 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Wed, 25 Apr 2007, Len Brown wrote: > I'm glad to see the proc->sysfs conversion. > I'm glad to see compatibility with hwmon. > I think it will be handy to read fan speed. > > I'm doubtful about the utility of setting fan speed. > It seems like it is enough rope for users to hang themselves, > a

Re: [ibm-acpi-devel] [PATCH 6/9] ACPI: thinkpad-acpi: add sysfs support to fan subdriver

2007-04-25 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Wed, 25 Apr 2007, Len Brown wrote: > It seems like it is enough rope for users to hang themselves, > and the need for a "safety net" seems to confirm that. I will cook up a patch that removes the experimental status of fan control, and adds in its place an explicit toggle to enable fan control