linux-kernel - Re: Problems with remote-wakeup settings

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Message-Id: <201003052304.49261.rjw@sisk.pl>
Date:	Fri, 5 Mar 2010 23:04:49 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
Cc:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
	"Linux-pm mailing list" <linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-hotplug@...r.kernel.org,
	USB list <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kernel development list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Problems with remote-wakeup settings

On Friday 05 March 2010, Oliver Neukum wrote:
> Am Freitag, 5. März 2010 21:59:31 schrieben Sie:
> > > I guess it's better if drivers don't set should_wakeup if unsure, but of course
> > > that's impossible to enforce.
> > 
> > That's the real question.  Ideally, drivers won't touch should_wakeup.  
> > How do we get there from here?
> 
> Enable it only for devices specifically designed for wakeup, that is
> keyboards, power buttons and WoL, perhaps also mice and modems.
> Are we far away from that?

I don't think we're very far from that.

Mice are known dangerous, especially the USB ones, though.

Rafael
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