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

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Message-ID: <20061219194410.GA14121@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Tue, 19 Dec 2006 19:44:10 +0000
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, david-b@...bell.net, gregkh@...e.de
Subject: Re: Changes to sysfs PM layer break userspace

On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 08:34:48PM +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote:

> which userspace is using this btw?

Ubuntu uses it to disable wireless hardware under certain circumstances. 
I believe that Suse's powernowd uses it to power down wired ethernet 
hardware when it's not in use.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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