Re: [PATCH 0/8] Suspend block api (version 8)

Florian Mickler
2010-05-26T13:39:48Z

On Wed, 26 May 2010 14:19:42 +0100
Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:

> > This is a _big_ plus for attracting 3rd party programs. (And of course
> > the thing you don't like).
>
> You would do better to concentrate on technical issues that the
> assignment of malicious intent to other parties.
>
> Alan

This was nothing the kind of! He explicitly said this:

On Wed, 26 May 2010 15:29:32 +0300
Felipe Balbi <felipe.balbi@nokia.com> wrote:

> What I find ridiculous is the assumption that kernel should provide good
> power management even for badly written applications. They should work,
> of course, but there's no assumption that the kernel should cope with
> those applications and provide good battery usage on those cases.

And I responded that if the kernel would do this, then that would
be a "_big_ plus for attracting 3d party programs".

I had no intent in attacking anyone or putting word's in someones mouth.
Sorry if this was unclearly written.

Cheers,
Flo