linux-kernel - Re: NAK new drivers without proper power management?

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Date:	Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:45:44 +0100
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Manu Abraham <abraham.manu@...il.com>
Cc:	nigel@...el.suspend2.net, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, tilman@...p.cc
Subject: Re: NAK new drivers without proper power management?


> 
> By adding dummy functions, wouldn't that just look awkward ?

not really; if you have a template


pm_no_suspend_needed
and
pm_no_restore_needed

functions, and just make it part of ALL device structs that don't need
it.. it's not that bad

or maybe 

pm_generic_no_suspend
pm_generic_no_resume

as names, more in line what we use elsewhere in the kernel
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