Re: [PATCH] implement pm_ops.valid for everybody

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



Hi!

> > (And trust me, we can flame them if not).
> > 
> > (Anyway, my definition would be "mem" == RAM is powered, everything
> > else is down, except for devices needed for wakeup; "standby" ==
> > something is powered that can be powered down, we'll fix that in next version).
> 
> That implies that standby is less desirable, and wouldn't be used much.
> 
> That's a false implication.  Among other things, it may be more important
> to have various wakeup event sources at moderate power, than to go
> without them at lower power.  Simple math:  N hours at 75% power savings,
> which lets the system become fully operational at any time; versus those
> same hours at 0% power savings (full power), because STR (90% savings)
> doesn't support some essential wakeup events.

I guess we are violently agreeing. See my "except for devices needed
for wakeup". I should not have added the "next version" note, as
"standby" is useful, too.
								Pavel
-- 
(english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek
(cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html
_______________________________________________
linux-pm mailing list
linux-pm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-pm


[Index of Archives]     [Linux ACPI]     [Netdev]     [Ethernet Bridging]     [Linux Wireless]     [CPU Freq]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Fedora Kernel]     [Security]     [Linux for Hams]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Yosemite News]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux RAID]     [Linux Admin]     [Samba]

  Powered by Linux