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    SubjectRe: [linux-pm] [PATCH 0/8] Suspend block api (version 8)
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    Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:

    > [1] Note I disagree with Kevin here on static/dynamic power management.
    > There are IMHO two types of PM but they are 'user invoked' and
    > 'automatic'. "Static" simply means it's not been made fast enough yet but
    > its just a policy divide dependant on the users 'acceptable' resume time
    > (which for hard RT may just as well rule out some more usual power states)

    Completely agree with this.

    I used the static/dynamic names out of habit, but since on most
    embedded devices, there is really no difference in hardware power
    state, I agree that the difference is only a matter of wakeup latency.

    Kevin



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