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

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44L0.1005291013110.30763-100000@netrider.rowland.org>
Date:	Sat, 29 May 2010 10:16:03 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
cc:	Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
	<tytso@....edu>, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Florian Mickler <florian@...kler.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 Sat, 29 May 2010, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

> Correct, I strongly oppose using suspend. Not running runnable tasks is
> not a sane solution.
> 
> If current hardware can't cope, too friggin bad, get better hardware.

Taken out of context, this statement suggests you believe that
x86-based laptops should not be allowed to suspend automatically when
their lids are closed, and that everybody should replace their
x86-based laptops with something better.

Is that really what you mean?

Alan Stern

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