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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/acpi/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/acpi/Kconfig | 11 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig index f7226d1bc80e..08e0140920e1 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig @@ -106,14 +106,19 @@ config ACPI_SYSFS_POWER config ACPI_EC_DEBUGFS tristate "EC read/write access through /sys/kernel/debug/ec" - default y + default n help Say N to disable Embedded Controller /sys/kernel/debug interface + Be aware that using this interface can confuse your Embedded + Controller in a way that a normal reboot is not enough. You then + have to power of your system, and remove the laptop battery for + some seconds. An Embedded Controller typically is available on laptops and reads sensor values like battery state and temperature. - The kernel access the EC through ACPI parsed code provided by BIOS - tables. + The kernel accesses the EC through ACPI parsed code provided by BIOS + tables. This option allows to access the EC directly without ACPI + code being involved. Thus this option is a debug option that helps to write ACPI drivers and can be used to identify ACPI code or EC firmware bugs. |