Joao Barros wrote: > On 9/11/05, Scott Long <scottl_at_samsco.org> wrote: > > >>Thanks for the invesitgative work. I strenously objected to this change >>when it went in, and this kind of problem is precisely the reason why. >>Turning off device power on the PCI bus willy-nilly is such an >>incredibly bad idea, even if the hope with it is to get a few extra >>minutes of battery life on a laptop. >> >>I worked around this problem with the AAC devices, but I don't know if >>the AMR devices can be worked around the same way. I've asked Warner in >>private to back out the change. If he refuses, then I'm afraid that >>you'll need to remember an undocumented workaround, or find another OS. >> >>Scott > > > It took me more than a week and almost 20 kernel (and some > buildworlds) compilations to get the problem identified and be able to > use a workaround. It will take me much more than that to make me walk > from FreeBSD :) > I can't stress enough my respect for this project and the people who > make it what it is: Thank you! > > -- > Joao Barros I appreciate your determination. I'm just pissed that I've been warning Warner for 9 months that there were hidden landmines with his position on the PCI power-down code, and I've been completely brushed off by him. Most other users don't have your determination. Thank you, though, for your work here. ScottReceived on Sun Sep 11 2005 - 03:21:39 UTC
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