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

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Date:	Sat, 29 May 2010 11:04:26 +0200
From:	Florian Mickler <florian@...kler.org>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Linux PM <linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Paul@...p1.linux-foundation.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [linux-pm] [PATCH 0/8] Suspend block api (version 8)

On Sat, 29 May 2010 00:11:32 +0200
"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl> wrote:

> 
> Having reconsidered the suspend blockers idea I came to the conclusion that
> in fact it was a workaround for three different problems.

But it is also a change of paradigm. The scheduler should strive to
have the system idle as long as possible to conserve battery. And
everything that does not serve the purpose of the device has to be
considered as not worth running, except if there are other
purpose-fullfilling tasks to run anyway.

 > 
> Thanks,
> Rafael

cheers,
Flo
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