linux-kernel - Re: suspend / hibernate nomenclature

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Date:	Mon, 9 Mar 2009 13:26:33 +0000
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>
To:	Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@...l.ru>
Cc:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>, rjw@...k.pl,
	hughsient@...il.com, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: suspend / hibernate nomenclature

On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 11:31:36AM +0300, Andrey Borzenkov wrote:

> What about systems that have clear indication of STR and STD on respective 
> keys? Should they continue to return KEY_SLEEP for STR? I think this 
> conflicts with definition above. So in the long run those should be changed to 
> return KEY_SUSPEND2RAM it seems.

Perhaps, but at present they KEY_SLEEP is probably adequate. KEY_SLEEP 
is always going to default to suspend to RAM, so really the only 
distinction between it and a dedicated suspend to RAM key is whether a 
UI element affects its behaviour or not.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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