linux-kernel - Re: [linux-pm] Attempted summary of suspend-blockers LKML thread, take three

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Date:	Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:27:39 +0200
From:	Dominik Brodowski <linux@...inikbrodowski.net>
To:	Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@...il.com>
Cc:	Brian Swetland <swetland@...gle.com>, peterz@...radead.org,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, galibert@...ox.com,
	florian@...kler.org, linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, James.Bottomley@...e.de,
	tglx@...utronix.de, swmike@....pp.se, david@...g.hm,
	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, menage@...gle.com,
	arjan@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [linux-pm] Attempted summary of suspend-blockers LKML thread,
	take three

Felipe,

> If you think suspend blockers are useful for you, great, use them. I
> just don't see why they should be merged if nobody is going to use
> them but you.

Aren't there many drivers in the kernel sources which are only used by very
few users? Android is used by million users, albeit on one platform, but I
don't see this to be a valid reason to keep this functionality out of the
kernel.

Best,
	Dominik
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