Subject: Re: Beep on halt (definitive?)
To: Alan Barrett <apb@cequrux.com>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 10/20/2002 10:46:58
On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 07:18:01PM +0200, Alan Barrett wrote:

 > > machdep.beep.onhalt (number of times to beep when halting)
 > > machdep.beep.onhalt_pitch (the frequency)
 > > machdep.beep.onhalt_period (the duration)
 > 
 > I think that machdep.beep.onhalt.{count,pitch,duration}
 > would be better names.  

Excuse me, but... "what's the point?"

If you want to beep on halt, do it from a shutdown script in userland.

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        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>