From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261834AbVFKVIS (ORCPT ); Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:08:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261835AbVFKVIS (ORCPT ); Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:08:18 -0400 Received: from smtpout.mac.com ([17.250.248.45]:4047 "EHLO smtpout.mac.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261834AbVFKVIP (ORCPT ); Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:08:15 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20050610122105.GA13931@isilmar.linta.de> References: <200506100811.17631.swsnyder@insightbb.com> <20050610122105.GA13931@isilmar.linta.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v728) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <73AF5410-0EF8-4F1B-BE13-DB1F22B875DD@mac.com> Cc: Steve Snyder , Linux Kernel Mailing List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Kyle Moffett Subject: Re: PCMCIA still advised as modules? Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:08:08 -0400 To: Dominik Brodowski X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.728) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Jun 10, 2005, at 08:21:05, Dominik Brodowski wrote: > At least from 2.6.13 on, it will be much easier if you have the PCMCIA > "modules" built into the kernel, as you won't need userspace > interaction any > longer (except on old yenta_socket bridges during startup, but > that's a > different story). Therefore, I do not see any drawbacks to having > the PCMCIA > modules built into the kernel. Under such a setup, what is the easiest method to shut down the bridge chip for power savings? On my Debian laptop where said drivers are modular, I can run "/etc/init.d/pcmcia stop" to unload the module and disable the PCMCIA chip, saving a noticeable amount of power. Is there some equivalent for compiled-in drivers? Thanks! Cheers, Kyle Moffett Somone asked my why I work on this free (http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/) software stuff and not get a real job. Charles Shultz had the best answer: "Why do musicians compose symphonies and poets write poems? They do it because life wouldn't have any meaning for them if they didn't. That's why I draw cartoons. It's my life." -- Charles Shultz