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    SubjectRe: [linux-usb-devel] error to be returned while suspended
    Hi!

    > > That is, the standard model is useless? I think you've made
    > > a few strange leaps of logic there ... care to fill in those
    > > gaps and explain just _why_ that standard model is "useless"???
    > >
    > > Recall by the way that the autosuspend stuff kicked off with
    > > discussions about exactly how to make sure that Linux could
    > > get the power savings inherent in suspending USB root hubs,
    > > with remote wakeup enabling use of the mouse on that keyboard.
    > > (I remember Len Brown talking to me a few years back about how
    > > that was the "last" 2W per controller easily available to save
    > > power on Centrino laptops ... now we're almost ready to claim
    > > that savings.)
    >
    > The most obvious model for suspending keyboards or mice is an inactivity
    > timeout (with the timeout limit set from userspace), but other policies
    > certainly could be useful in specific circumstances.
    >
    > Considering that we have virtually no autosuspend capability now, taking
    > the first few simple steps will be a big help. Just getting an
    > infrastructure in place is a good start, even without a userspace API.
    > Later on, when we have a better idea of what we want, bells and whistles
    > can be added.

    <AOL>Mee too</AOL>

    Please, lets do few "autosuspend" things, and when we know how it
    looks, we can think about doing something more advanced.

    Pavel

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