Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:59:24 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: Attempted summary of suspend-blockers LKML thread, take three |
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Hi!
> >> Question though -- has every feature ever added to the kernel been a > >> feature that there's pre-existing usage of? Seems like a chicken and > >> egg problem. Also, some people seem to think there's value in being > >> able to build kernels "out of the box" that work with the Android > >> userspace -- given that there are a few devices out there that have > >> that userspace on 'em. > > > > We generally try to merge new features like this along with code that > > uses said feature, but there are always exceptions. We've merged code > > one release or more before the new code gets used for example, which is > > fine IMO. What we don't want to see is some new drop of code added and > > abandoned, but you already knew that. > > If Android guys provided a bare minimal Debian system with suspend > blockers that people can take a look at and try, I think that would be > a good proof of concept. And a bare minimum to get the patches merged.
Yes, that would certainly help.
I guess this is the major point -- as suspend blockers seem very suitable for android, they don't seem suitable for anyone else...
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