linux-kernel - Re: [linux-pm] [PATCH 0/8] Suspend block api (version 8)

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Message-ID: <1274888700.1674.1760.camel@laptop>
Date:	Wed, 26 May 2010 17:45:00 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Florian Mickler <florian@...kler.org>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Vitaly Wool <vitalywool@...il.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Paul@...p1.linux-foundation.org, felipe.balbi@...ia.com,
	Linux OMAP Mailing List <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux PM <linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [linux-pm] [PATCH 0/8] Suspend block api (version 8)

On Wed, 2010-05-26 at 17:40 +0200, Florian Mickler wrote:
> On Wed, 26 May 2010 17:15:47 +0200
> Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 2010-05-26 at 17:11 +0200, Florian Mickler wrote:
> > > I'm not saying that your argument is not valid. But why don't you look
> > > at suspend blockers as a contract between userspace and kernelspace? An
> > > Opt-In to the current guarantees the kernel provides in the non-suspend
> > > case.
> > 
> > That's backwards.
> 
> I think that's the point of it. 

Apparently, and you're not accepting that we're telling you we think its
a singularly bad idea. Alan seems to have the skill to clearly explain
why, I suggest you re-read his emails again.

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