[openbeos] Re: power_daemon vs _server.

"Nathan Whitehorn" <nathanw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > Heya,
> > 
> > Shouldn't power_daemon really be named power_server as the rest of 
> > the
> > Haiku servers? Daemon is a UNIXy thing, and they usually just 
> > append 
> > "d"
> > at the end of the name, i.e., powerd.  We'd use power_server.
> > 
> > Or... what's the rationale behind choosing the name "power_daemon", 
> > Nathan?
> 
> I chose _daemon obecause it just sits and looks at things that are 
> happening, and doesn't really provide services to any other system 
> components -- it manages them instead. Plus, I'm used to that suffix 
> from the mail_daemon. If anyone really cares, I'll change it, but it 
> seems like no one does, judging by the e-mails about plutonium 
> powered 
> laptops and Austen Powers.
>
I never even thought of mail_daemon. Okay, you hereby have my 
permission to name it power_daemon. ;)
How will the updated framework look like? Will there be a new hook for 
each ACPI mode, or will they receive B_ACPI_... messages in their 
_ioctl()?

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Mikael Jansson
http://mikael.jansson.be

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