linux-kernel - Re: [Regression] USB wakeup problem on Toshiba Portege R500

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Message-Id: <200901081748.58962.oliver@neukum.org>
Date:	Thu, 8 Jan 2009 17:48:57 +0100
From:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	pm list <linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [Regression] USB wakeup problem on Toshiba Portege R500

Am Thursday 08 January 2009 17:36:12 schrieb Rafael J. Wysocki:
> > We do support remote wakeup from PS2 keyboards. So you might argue we
> > should do the same for USB HID devices.
> 
> Well, _I_ can live with a few 'echo disabled > /sys/devices/.../power/wakeup'
> lines in my init scripts, but I'm afraid we're going to get many problem
> reports related to this.  This means people will likely lose time on trying to
> debug this problem and someone will have to handle the reports.  Are you
> volunteering to do that?

You are making a very persuasive argument for reverting it.
But what about laptops that only have a USB keyboard?

> Also, it would have been nice to notify people of such a change of behavior in
> advance.

Yes, sorry.

	Regards
		Oliver


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