Re: [RFC] sleepy linux

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On Wed 2007-12-26 10:56:59, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Pavel Machek wrote:
>> This is RFC. It does not even work for me... it sleeps but it will not
>> wake up, because SATA wakeup code is missing. Code attached for 
>> illustration.
>> I wonder if this is the right approach? What is right interface to the
>> drivers?
>> 3) Network card that is either down
>>    or can wake up system on any packet (and not loose too many packets)
>
> This is the big crux I see.  You're going to constantly wake up the machine 
> due to broadcast packets, and spend a lot of power just going in and out of 
> S3.

Yep... for the first version, I'll be very happy if it autosleeps when
I'm traveling by bus or something. Working with ethernet plugged in is
quite a distant goal.

(But I guess some cleverness could be done on the router or
something. Automagically converting "interesting" packets into WoL
enabled ones, or...?)
									Pavel
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