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SubjectRe: [linux-pm] [PATCH 0/8] Suspend block api (version 6)
On Thu 2010-05-13 21:08:14, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 01:00:04PM -0700, Tony Lindgren wrote:
>
> > The system stays running because there's something to do. The system
> > won't suspend until all the processors hit the kernel idle loop and
> > the next_timer_interrupt_critical() returns nothing.
>
> At which point an application in a busy loop cripples you. I think we

Application running busy loop already cripples you, with power going
from 15W to 50W in thinkpad case. Just avoid badly written apps.

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