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

Alan Stern
2010-05-27T17:44:56Z

On Thu, 27 May 2010, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

> On Thu, 2010-05-27 at 18:31 +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote:
>
> > Even if we could use suspend-via-deep-idle-state on PCs,
>
> ( see Alan Cox's argument on PCs )
>
> > we still need to be able to enter suspend while the system isn't idle.
>
> _WHY_!?

You close your laptop's lid and throw the machine into a backpack. At
that time you want it to suspend even though it may not be idle.

> We've been trying to tell you you don't need that.

And I'm trying to tell you that you do.

Alan Stern