[ltp] Possible solution to ACPI power drain with 2.6.10

[Bob Alexander]

Michele Lamarca wrote:

> With the patch applied you should see
> 
> radeonfb: switching to D2 state...
> 
> in your /var/log/kern.log
>  

Michele,
VERY INTERESTING ....

I do not see that message in kern.log and more puzzling the only 
references to radeonfb in my logs are the following from various days ago:

Jan 14 09:31:31 localhost kernel: radeonfb: suspending to state: 3...
Jan 14 09:31:32 localhost kernel: radeonfb: resumed !
Jan 14 11:15:37 localhost kernel: radeonfb: suspending to state: 3...
Jan 14 11:15:38 localhost kernel: radeonfb: resumed !
Jan 14 15:02:32 localhost kernel: radeonfb: suspending to state: 3...
Jan 14 15:02:33 localhost kernel: radeonfb: resumed !
Jan 14 15:50:53 localhost kernel: radeonfb: suspending to state: 3...
Jan 14 15:50:54 localhost kernel: radeonfb: resumed !

Now a few observations:

1) When I suspend now I do not see and radeonfb messages in kern.log
2) Even though I cannot remember exactly what I was doing I am a little 
suspicious of all those 1 second suspends !!!

So what next ?

I believe I will download again the fresh kernel 2.6.10 from kernel.org 
and try applying the patch cleanly.

I also hope that the logging will resume.

Ciao,
Bob
(you know where I live by now :))