linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] sleepy linux

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Message-ID: <4772AA13.4030004@zytor.com>
Date:	Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:22:59 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
CC:	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux-pm mailing list <linux-pm@...ts.osdl.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Subject: Re: [RFC] sleepy linux

Pavel Machek wrote:
> 
> Yep... for the first version, I'll be very happy if it autosleeps when
> I'm traveling by bus or something. Working with ethernet plugged in is
> quite a distant goal.
> 
> (But I guess some cleverness could be done on the router or
> something. Automagically converting "interesting" packets into WoL
> enabled ones, or...?)
> 									Pavel

You've just eliminated 90%+ of the available Ethernet infrastructure.

However, there may be Ethernet controllers which can do something smart 
with incoming packets, and perhaps more importantly, we can always write 
a spec and try to push it to Intel, Broadcom, Realtek and Nvidia.

	-hpa
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