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

Matthew Garrett
2010-05-27T18:21:17Z

On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 07:17:16PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Actually, the reverse - there's no terribly good way to make PCs work
> > with scheduler-based suspend, but there's no reason why they wouldn't
> > work with the current opportunistic suspend implementation.
>
> If one works so does the other.

Not at all. The entire point of opportunistic suspend is that I don't
care is currently in TASK_RUNNABLE or has a timer that's due to expire
in 100msec - based on policy (through not having any held suspend
blockers), I'll go to sleep. That's easily possible on PCs.

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