linux-kernel - Re: A desktop environment[1] kernel wishlist

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Message-ID: <20141029202616.GC5000@thunk.org>
Date:	Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:26:16 -0400
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc:	Bastien Nocera <hadess@...ess.net>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: A desktop environment[1] kernel wishlist

On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 12:19:56PM -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> For a tablet, isn't the relevant piece of information whether the power
> button was recently pressed, not whether the power button caused the wakeup?

For Android L devices, it has been reported that the device might
power up its screen fully (note I didn't say 'wake up') automatically
when it detects that you are picking it up, or when you double-tap the
screen.  It also reportedly has a low power black and white "ambient
display" (ala the Android Wear devics) which allows you to see
notifications without waking up the phone all the way[1].  (All of
this assuming appropriate hardware support, of course.)

[1] http://www.androidauthority.com/ambient-display-lollipop-541198/

Which goes back to the concept of having a "suspend" mode is legacy
thinking.  Modern devices will soon have not just a "awake" and a
"asleep" modes; there will be (well, is now) a much wider spectrum of
modes, with the goal of using the minimum amount of power while still
providing use functionality to the user.

						- Ted
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