Improved ACPI WMI support (may be) incoming
by from OpenBSD Journal on (#6X6YQ)
Over on tech@, Ted Unangst (tedu@) isairinga patch to introduce better support ACPI WMI,looking for tests and comments:
List: openbsd-techSubject: acpi wmi asus driverFrom: "Ted Unangst" <tedu () tedunangst ! com>Date: 2025-05-11 1:57:07My newish ASUS laptop needs WMI to handle hotkeys like backlight toggle.More importantly, for me, it's needed to handle the Fn-F hotkey to switchfan/performance profiles. The system is far more pleasant to use in whispermode. I also notice a substantial improvement in battery life, without muchperformance difference. It affects the power limits, but more long term Ithink.