From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Uli Luckas Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/13] PM: Add wake lock api. Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:40:54 +0100 Message-ID: <200902110940.55788.u.luckas@road.de> References: <1233802226-23386-1-git-send-email-arve@android.com> <20090210202507.GE1382@ucw.cz> <20090211044736.GB9980@bulgaria.corp.google.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20090211044736.GB9980@bulgaria.corp.google.com> Content-Disposition: inline List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-pm-bounces@lists.linux-foundation.org Errors-To: linux-pm-bounces@lists.linux-foundation.org To: Brian Swetland Cc: ncunningham@crca.org.au, linux-pm@lists.linux-foundation.org List-Id: linux-pm@vger.kernel.org On Wednesday, 11. February 2009, Brian Swetland wrote: > [Pavel Machek ] > > > > 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? > > Some people use "sleep vote" for a similar mechanism (though usually > you're voting against sleep, which makes it feel backwards to me). > Which makes it a veto. -- ------- ROAD ...the handyPC Company - - - ) ) ) Uli Luckas Head of Software Development ROAD GmbH Bennigsenstr. 14 | 12159 Berlin | Germany fon: +49 (30) 230069 - 62 | fax: +49 (30) 230069 - 69 url: www.road.de Amtsgericht Charlottenburg: HRB 96688 B Managing director: Hans-Peter Constien