Re: [PATCH 01/13] PM: Add wake lock api.

Alan Stern
2009-02-11T14:58:23Z

On Tue, 10 Feb 2009, Brian Swetland wrote:

> [Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>]
> > >
> > > wake_lock never blocks.
> >
> > Wakelock is really bad name: it is not a lock and it does not protect
> > wake. I'd say we need better name here.
>
> I agree with you here -- I've had this discussion with Arve previously,
> but have been unable to offer a compelling alternative name. Anybody
> have a good idea?

delay_sleep or delaysleep? block_sleep or blocksleep? Any of the
above with "sleep" replaced by "suspend"?

Alan Stern