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

[Alan Stern]

On Thu, 27 May 2010, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

> On Thu, 2010-05-27 at 18:31 +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> 
> > Even if we could use suspend-via-deep-idle-state on PCs, 
> 
> ( see Alan Cox's argument on PCs )
> 
> > we still need to be able to enter suspend while the system isn't idle.
> 
> _WHY_!?

You close your laptop's lid and throw the machine into a backpack.  At 
that time you want it to suspend even though it may not be idle.

> We've been trying to tell you you don't need that.

And I'm trying to tell you that you do.

Alan Stern

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