Re: [RFC][PATCH 00/11] Android PM extensions (version 3)

Pavel Machek
2009-02-25T13:23:53Z

Hi!

> There is no requirement for the kernel api to match the user-space
> api, it is just less confusing. The android java apis provide a
> wakelock interface. We cannot change this api, but the both the in
> kernel api and the api from the kernel to user space can be changed.
>
> I did a quick poll here. 2 people preferred suspend_inhibitor and 3
> people preferred wake_lock. The people who preferred wake_lock did not
> like the word inhibit(or). Block(er) was suggested as an alternative.

suspend_block / suspend_unblock sounds fine to me.

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