Re: [RFC] New Driver Model for 2.5

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Fri, 26 Oct 2001 13:38:02 +0100 (BST)


> Telling the kernel to suspend while burning a CD is
> on the same level as ejecting the CD while burning.
> It has to go wrong. Someone explicitly asking for
> trouble might as well get it.

It need not be someone asking for trouble. It might just be a ten minute
"nothing happened" timeout that starts the decision making.

> The really dumb users is probably using a GUI tool
> for either activity, that one may of course refuse
> to ruin the burn.

The current GUI tools don't know anything about 2.5 power management, and
in some cases don't know when the driver has done needed work or not.

Alan
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