Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:31:08 -0800 | From | Arjan van de Ven <> | Subject | Re: [RFD] Automatic suspend |
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On Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:48:06 +0100 Oliver Neukum <oliver@neukum.org> wrote:
> > Userspace should just be the part that says "I'm interested in link > > notifications". The driver then just goes to the lowest power state > > for its device that still gives those notifications. > > Should there be a channel through which drivers can tell user space > what the consequences in terms of reaching a sleep state are if a > service is requested?
Personally, I don't think so. Think about it: what would userspace do? Not ask for the functionality if it means no sleep state? Maybe it should just never ask for it then as a required functionality!
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