Re: syncing the disks when entering sleep

Pavel Machek
2010-02-01T10:49:22Z

> On Sunday 31 January 2010, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > On Wed 2010-01-27 21:46:43, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 27 January 2010, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > > Per-system property, which should better be
> > > > > > per-program-that-requires-suspend. You request suspend without syncing
> > > > > > (you want it quick, battery is 90%), then the battery runs low, and
> > > > > > system daeomn requests s2ram, not realizing that someone disabled sync
> > > > > > from under him.
> > > > >
> > > > > I really prefer a per-system setting. The program that wants to sync anyway
> > > > > can easily do that by itself.
> > > >
> > > > Yes, but existing apps do not know they have to sync. You are
> > > > essentially adding "break back compatibility" system wide option, when
> > > > better alternative exists... See above for concrete example where it
> > > > may hurt.
> > >
> > > I don't get what the problem is, really.
> > >
> > > There's _nothing_ here that breaks the existing behavior. If the user doesn't
> > > set the switch, everything works as usual. If he does, breaking the "back
> > > compatibility" is _his_ problem.
> >
> > So... you give them option to break back compatibility then blame it
> > on them.... Yes, we could do it, but it is not good.
> >
> > And better alternative exists, where you make the option per-suspend
> > so it does not have chance to break compatibility later.
>
> I'm not sure what you mean. Would you like it to reset itself during resume
> or something like this?

Yes, that or something similar would certainly help.
Pavel
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