linux-kernel - RE: what is the difference between shutdown command and writing to /sys/power/state

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Message-ID: <A3258B497F1C1441AD36A2E8B45FD628ACF21D@scsmsx412.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:37:03 -0700
From:	"Agarwal, Lomesh" <lomesh.agarwal@...el.com>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: what is the difference between shutdown command and writing to /sys/power/state

Can you tell me the differences?
Also what do you mean by - depending also on what you mean by 'now'? I
gave now as a time parameter to shutdown command. How can it be
interpreted in a different way?

-----Original Message-----
From: Rafael J. Wysocki [mailto:rjw@...k.pl] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 2:35 PM
To: Agarwal, Lomesh
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: what is the difference between shutdown command and writing
to /sys/power/state

On Wednesday, 19 September 2007 20:50, Agarwal, Lomesh wrote:
> Does linux handles writing "disk" to /sys/power/state and shutdown -P
> now differently (except writing to disk part)?

Yes, it does (depending also on what you mean by 'now').

Greetings,
Rafael
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