mode is to examine the relative position of the trip points. The user can do this without the kernel doing it for them by looking in /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/*/trip_points New contents for /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/*/cooling_mode: If _SCP available: "0 - Active; 1 - Passive\n" If _SCP unavailable: "\n" Signed-off-by: Len Brown d'²