Re: /sys/i386/acpica/acpi_machdep.c - source code clarification needed

From: M. Warner Losh <imp_at_bsdimp.com> Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 22:42:52 -0600 (MDT) · This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Wed May 19 2021 - 11:38:54 UTC

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            Gaspar Chilingarov <casper_at_web.am> writes:
: I'm really missing something why there are apm device creation and 
: emulation in acpi_machdep.c?  Is it to provide some apm-compatible way 
: to view battery information or it's used (in some hidden way) for some 
: other purposes elsewhere?

Former.  It is just a compat interface for battery programs.

Warner