linux-kernel - Re: Future Linux on Bistable Storage

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Message-ID: <20080603161244.GA4177@ucw.cz>
Date:	Tue, 3 Jun 2008 18:12:44 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Rick van Rein <rick@...engemak.nl>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Future Linux on Bistable Storage

Hi!

> But in the end I expect the entire system to switch itself off in between
> every two keystrokes (!) simply because loosing no data anywhere in the
> system means being able to resume operations at the next whim/interrupt.

Some of todays devices are designed to sleep between keystrokes,
including cellphones and olpc notebook. It is doable in todays
hardware... and my sleepy linux patches aim to do something like that.

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