Translations:ACPI/7/en
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| Option | Module | Recommend | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deprecated /proc/acpi files | - | No | Creates deprecated files in the procfs filesystem, which are now replaced by files in the sysfs filesystem. |
| Deprecated power /proc/acpi directories | - | No | Creates deprecated files in the procfs filesystem, which are now replaced by files in the sysfs filesystem. |
| EC read/write access through /sys/kernel/debug/ec | ec-debugfs | No | Debug interface to the Embedded Controller. |
| Deprecated /proc/acpi/event support | - | No | Creates deprecated files in the procfs filesystem, which are now replaced by the input layer or netlink events. |
| AC Adapter | ac | Laptops | Creates files to tell if your system is connected to AC. |
| Battery | battery | Laptops | Creates files to tell if your system is powered by a battery. |
| Button | button | - | Handles events on the power, sleep, and lid buttons. |
| Video | video | - | Supports basic operations for Video cards. |
| Fan | fan | - | Supports ACPI fan devices, allowing user-mode applications to perform basic fan control (on, off, status). |
| Dock | dock | - | Supports ACPI-controlled docking stations and removable drive bays, see the acpi dock article. |
| Processor | processor | - | Installs ACPI as the idle handler for Linux and uses ACPI C2 and C3 processor states to save power. |
| Processor Aggregator | processor-aggregator | - | ACPI 4.0 function to perform specific processor configuration and control. |
| Thermal Zone | thermal | Yes | Supports ACPI thermal zones to protect your processor against overheating. |
| NUMA support | - | - | |
| Debug Statements | - | No | |
| PCI slot detection driver | pci-slot | No | Helps to correlate PCI bus addresses with physical slots |
| Container and Module Devices | container | - | Supports ACPI Container and Module devices to hotplug nodes, CPUs, and memory. |
| Smart Battery System | sbs, sbshc | - | Supports another type of access to battery information, found on some laptops. |
| Hardware Error Device | hed | - | Supports the Hardware Error Device, which is used to report some hardware errors. |
| Allow ACPI methods to be inserted/replaced at run time | custom-method | No | |
| ACPI Platform Error Interface (APEI) | - | - | APEI allows to report errors (for example from the chipset) to the operating system. |