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From: Matthew Garrett <mjg@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: [linux-pm] [PATCH 1/8] PM: Add suspend block api.
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On Fri, May 07, 2010 at 03:00:26PM -0700, Tony Lindgren wrote:

> Hmm, I'm thinking there would not be any need to turn the screen on
> for the broken apps until some other event such as a tap on the screen
> triggers the need to turn the screen on.
> 
> If it's a critical app, then it should be fixed so it's safe to keep
> running.
> 
> And yeah, I guess you could cgroups to categorize "timer certified"
> and "broken" apps.

This is a perfectly valid model, but it's not one that matches Android.

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