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

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Message-ID: <20061228133137.409b85d2@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Thu, 28 Dec 2006 13:31:37 +0000
From:	Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
Cc:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gregkh@...e.de
Subject: Re: Changes to PM layer break userspace

> Seems to me anyone really desperate to put PCI devices into a low
> power mode, without driver support at the "ifdown" level, would be
> able just "rmmod driver; setpci".  

Incorrect for very obvious reasons - there may be two devices driven by
the same driver one up and one down.

Alan
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