linux-kernel - Re: Changes to PM layer break userspace

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Date:	Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:50:24 +0100
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Changes to PM layer break userspace


> Seriously. How many pieces of userspace-visible functionality have 
> recently been removed without there being any sort of alternative?

There IS an alternative, you're using it for networking:
 
You *down the interface*.

If there's a NIC that doesn't support that let us (or preferably netdev)
know and it'll get fixed quickly I'm sure.

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