On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:37:39 -0300 Werner Almesberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> Andy Green wrote: > > Kernel is always "limiting [userspace] ability to [do everything > > itself]" and sometimes that's a sign what you want should be in the kernel. > > Or that you're doing too much in the kernel, e.g., the part that > does what you'd rather not have done :-) > > Anyway, if the kernel restores the exact state it was in before > suspend, which would seem like reasonable enough behaviour to me, > user space could still come up with the backlight off if it just > made sure to turn it off before requesting the suspend. > > This may mean that user space needs a suspend/resume coordinator > where there is none yet, but you'd also need this if the kernel > did nothing. just what i'm doing... which is why i'm asking for the kernel to "please just leave the device just as you found it on suspend.. i left it in that state for a good reason!" :) -- Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
