Re: kern/40487 (thinkpad r50e can't poweroff)

[Daniel Horecki <shinden%linux.pl@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/40487; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Daniel Horecki <shinden%linux.pl@localhost>
To: matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost,
 netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/40487 (thinkpad r50e can't poweroff)
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:27:08 +0100

 Je Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:27:56 +1100 matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>
 scribis:
 
 > 
 > i understand what is going on.  the 82801DB has been integrated
 > into the same ic the 82855GM is on, and speedstep should be
 > ignored there.
 > 
 > (the "enable speed step" bits in the current driver are reserved
 > bits in the docs i see for 82801DB.. ugh.)
 > 
 > 
 > the patch below ignores speedstep if we find a 82855GM on the
 > system, and should address this problem somewhat sanely.
 > 
 > i've tested it on the pentium-4m system this code was originally
 > tested on 5 years ago, and it seems to work there still.
 > 
 > 
 
 This doesn't help. Although there isn't info about pmtimer, watchdog or
 speedstep, I cannot poweroff.
 
 Daniel
 
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