linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 7/8, needs improvement] hid: add suspend/resume hooks for hid drivers

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Message-Id: <201004122145.10396.oliver@neukum.org>
Date:	Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:45:10 +0200
From:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
To:	Bruno Prémont <bonbons@...ux-vserver.org>
Cc:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Rick L. Vinyard Jr." <rvinyard@...nmsu.edu>,
	Nicu Pavel <npavel@...ner.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 7/8, needs improvement] hid: add suspend/resume hooks for hid drivers

Am Montag, 12. April 2010 18:56:07 schrieb Bruno Prémont:
> > Yes, it will wake the device up from auto-suspension. However, that's 
> > usually what you want to happen, is there is anything you need to dispatch 
> > to the device, isn't it?
> 
> I thought of a report to send to device to ask the device to disable some
> power using feature (e.g. turning off or dimming LEDs)

The device should do this on its own. If it is really necessary you
can do this in suspend()

	Regards
		Oliver
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