Re: 6.0-CURRENT SNAP004 hangs on amr (patch)

From: Scott Long (scottl_at_samsco.org)
Date: 09/11/05

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    Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:21:41 -0600
To: joao.barros@gmail.com

    Joao Barros wrote:
    > On 9/11/05, Scott Long <scottl@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.

    Scott
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