Re: [PATCH 2/9] PM: suspend_block: Add driver to access suspend blockers from user-space

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Hi!

> Add a misc device, "suspend_blocker", that allows user-space processes
> to block auto suspend. The device has ioctls to create a suspend_blocker,
> and to block and unblock suspend. To delete the suspend_blocker, close
> the device.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arve Hj??nnev??g <arve@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> --- a/Documentation/power/suspend-blockers.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/power/suspend-blockers.txt
> @@ -95,3 +95,20 @@ if (list_empty(&state->pending_work))
>  else
>  	suspend_block(&state->suspend_blocker);
>  
> +User-space API
> +==============
> +
> +To create a suspend_blocker from user-space, open the suspend_blocker device:
> +    fd = open("/dev/suspend_blocker", O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
> +then call:
> +    ioctl(fd, SUSPEND_BLOCKER_IOCTL_INIT(strlen(name)), name);


This seems like very wrong idea -- it uses different ioctl number for
each length AFAICT.

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