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Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/9] Input: Block suspend while event queue is not empty.
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:02:50 -0700
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On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Dmitry Torokhov
<dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Friday 23 April 2010 01:56:25 pm Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:08:57 -0700 Arve Hj=F8nnev=E5g wrote:
>> > Add an ioctl, EVIOCSSUSPENDBLOCK, to enable a suspend_blocker that=
 will
>> > block suspend while the event queue is not empty. This allows user=
space
>> > code to process input events while the device appears to be asleep=
=2E
>>
>> All new ioctls need to be added to Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.=
txt,
>> please.
>
> I do not see the reason for it to be in the kernel still. Have a proc=
ess
> that listens to all input devices (or subset of them), once events st=
op
> coming initiate suspend.
>

I think the document added by the first patch explains this. The
solution you propose above will ignore a wakeup key pressed right
after user space decides to initiate suspend.

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Arve Hj=F8nnev=E5g
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