Re: [Mactel-linux-devel] SF.net SVN: mactel-linux: [97] trunk/kernel/mactel-patches-2.6.21

[mike d. <fl...@po...>]

Nicolas Boichat a dit:
> > In this blog post the author thinks, that a interrupt is used in
> > AppleSMC for sensor monitoring
> > (http://blog.technologeek.org/2006/12/27/44). Have you infos about
> > that?
> 
> Interesting post, unfortunately he does not provide anything proving
> what he's stating in his article. (not saying he never contacted me to
> give me more details about his findings)
> 
> For example, for me, this sentence: "It is highly probable that the OS
> X driver is taking over the fan control to keep the machine both cool
> and quiet." contradicts basic principles of physics, I don't
> understand how you can run the fans more slowly, and have a lower
> temperature...
> 
> Anyway, it's very highly likely there are some interrupts in the SMC,
> which are not handled by the Linux driver. These are probably used for
> the accelerometer device, to be able to park the head of the hard
> drive quickly in case of shock of free fall (the old PowerBook AMS
> supports these interrupts, and I don't see why Apple would have
> removed this important feature).

Does it seem possible to find out about those persistent mysteries
through reverse-engineering? If so, has anyone started yet?

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mike dentifrice <fl...@po...>