linux-kernel - Re: [Update][RFC][PATCH] PM / Runtime: Add sysfs switch for disabling device run-time PM

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Date:	Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:09:29 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
Cc:	pm list <linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
Subject: Re: [Update][RFC][PATCH] PM / Runtime: Add sysfs switch for disabling device run-time PM

On Wednesday 20 January 2010, Alan Stern wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> 
> > > Why change the name from "level" to "runtime"?
> > 
> > Because it wouldn't be really obvious what "level" applied to.  For example,
> > some people might expect the values of "level" to correspond to PCI power
> > states for PCI devices and so on, so it might turn out to be confusing. 
> 
> But is the name "runtime" any clearer?  Especially to people who have 
> never come across the phrase "runtime power management"?
> 
> Does anybody have a suggestion for a better attribute name?

Apparently not, but I can try. ;-)

* status

* power (power/power looks weird, but the values would make sense)

* control

No more ideas for now.

Rafael
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