On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 11:00:10AM -0400, Alan Stern wrote: > On Tue, 1 Jul 2008, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > > > > The user has decided to put the device in a state in which the driver > > > cannot properly function. If the user wanted the driver to work, he should > > > select autosuspend. > > > > > > > That is the thing with the forced suspend - it leaves device out of > > sync with the rest of the system. If user really does not want to use > > the device it should probably be completely disconnected? > > Some devices are rather difficult to disconnect (the cabling may be > inaccessible). > > Also, devices can be suspended by software, but generally speaking they > cannot be disconnected by software. By disconnecting I meant unbinding the driver really. -- Dmitry -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-input" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
