2.4.17-rc1

 Documentation

diff -Naur -X /home/marcelo/lib/dontdiff linux-2.4.16/Documentation/sonypi.txt linux/Documentation/sonypi.txt
--- linux-2.4.16/Documentation/sonypi.txt   Mon Oct 15 15:38:31 2001
+++ linux/Documentation/sonypi.txt   Fri Dec  7 19:17:35 2001
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
          get enabled unless you set this parameter to 1.
          Do not use this option unless it's actually necessary,
          some Vaio models don't deal well with this option.
+         This option is available only if the kernel is 
+         compiled without ACPI support (since it conflicts
+         with it and it shouldn't be required anyway if 
+         ACPI is already enabled).
 
    verbose:   print unknown events from the sonypi device
 
@@ -93,7 +97,10 @@
    - some users reported that the laptop speed is lower (dhrystone
      tested) when using the driver with the fnkeyinit parameter. I cannot
      reproduce it on my laptop and not all users have this problem.
-     Still under investigation.
+     This happens because the fnkeyinit parameter enables the ACPI 
+     mode (but without additionnal ACPI control, like processor 
+     speed handling etc). Use ACPI instead of APM if it works on your
+     laptop.
    
    - since all development was done by reverse engineering, there is
      _absolutely no guarantee_ that this driver will not crash your