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SubjectRe: swsusp bigdiff [was Re: [PATCH] Software Suspend split to two stage V2.]
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Hi.

On Sat, 2004-11-20 at 11:30, Pavel Machek wrote:
> --- clean/Documentation/power/devices.txt 2004-11-03 01:23:03.000000000 +0100
> +++ linux/Documentation/power/devices.txt 2004-11-03 02:16:40.000000000 +0100
> @@ -141,3 +141,82 @@
> The driver core will not call any extra functions when binding the
> device to the driver.
>
> +pm_message_t meaning
> +
> +pm_message_t has two fields. event ("major"), and flags. If driver
> +does not know event code, it aborts the request, returning error. Some
> +drivers may need to deal with special cases based on the actual type
> +of suspend operation being done at the system level. This is why
> +there are flags.
> +

I don't know how I managed to miss this before, but I think it's
definitely a step in the right direction. I do wonder, though, if we're
going about this whole thing in a peacemeal approach. I feel like the
whole issue of power state management on the system wide and driver
level are being treated as two separate issues. Is it just me?

Regards,

Nigel
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Canberra, Australia

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