On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Deva R <r.deva...@gmail.com> wrote: > Note that in android (for that matter, universally in java) java > applications cant access system resources (sys/power/state file in this > case) directly, as they have to bypass VM (dalvik in android). >
Sorry, that isn't true. If the process running the VM has permission to access the file, then the Java code can access it. Android doesn't use the VM to enforce this (or most) kinds of security. -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel