Re: [PATCH] introduce /sys/power/disk_powerdown_mode

["Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>]

On Wednesday, 21 March 2007 14:17, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> > > > > Does it really need to be this complex? Maybe we can disply change
> > > > > /sys/power/disk format? Is the change required at all?
> > > > 
> > > > Dunno. Does anything ever read it? Maybe the whole change isn't
> > > > necessary since this thing exists only as a hack for ACPI anyway, but if
> > > > anybody starts using it with an actual choice being able to see the
> > > > choices would imho be useful.
> > > 
> > > I believe we can just show the list of choices, without changing the
> > > name.
> > 
> > Ok, I can simplify the patch down to that, the only thing about that is
> > that it breaks userspace ABI. Dunno how people react to that with
> > suspend though :)
> 
> I do not know... maybe you can just ask akpm first. I believe we can
> do that.

I agree, but _all_ of the doocumentation will have to be updated in the same
patch (or patch series), IMHO.

Greetings,
Rafael


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