linux-kernel - Re: [linux-pm] [PATCH 0/8] Suspend block api (version 6)

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Date:	Thu, 13 May 2010 15:46:00 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	"Woodruff, Richard" <r-woodruff2@...com>
Cc:	Daniel Walker <dwalker@...o99.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>,
	Brian Swetland <swetland@...gle.com>,
	Paul Walmsley <paul@...an.com>,
	Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
	"linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org" 
	<linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...prootsystems.com>,
	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
	"magnus.damm@...il.com" <magnus.damm@...il.com>,
	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	mark gross <mgross@...ux.intel.com>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Geoff Smith <geoffx.smith@...el.com>,
	"Cousson, Benoit" <b-cousson@...com>,
	"linux-omap@...r.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
	Vitaly Wool <vitalywool@...il.com>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
	Liam Girdwood <lrg@...mlogic.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [linux-pm] [PATCH 0/8] Suspend block api (version 6)

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 05:33:58PM -0500, Woodruff, Richard wrote:
> 
> > From: linux-omap-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:linux-omap-
> > owner@...r.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Greg KH
> > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 4:47 PM
> 
> > Also note that such a driver, without wakelocks, would never get tested,
> > and so, things start quickly diverging.
> 
> Do wakelock enabled drivers require a wakelock aware user space to
> function properly?

Not that I can tell, but others might know more.

> If the driver is added you want to make sure the benefit is there and
> testable for all userspaces.

Agreed.

thanks,

greg k-h
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