Re: [PATCH] USB: Only enable autosuspend by default on certain device classes
Matthew Garrett <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.usb.devel,gmane.linux.kernel |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On Fri, Aug 03, 2007 at 01:44:02PM +0200, Oliver Neukum wrote: > Am Freitag 03 August 2007 schrieb Matthew Garrett: > > It's certainly possible to do that, but it's also possible to have a > > userspace solution that whitelists devices. The question is whether the > > default kernel behaviour should be "Save power, but potentially break > > some of my devices" or "Don't break my devices, but use some more > > powre". > > If both options have drawbacks, IMHO we follow the standard, which > says that devices must support suspension. Except that lots of hardware doesn't follow the standard in this respect, otherwise we wouldn't be having this discussion. Personally, I think "Will break an unknown number of devices" is a significantly larger drawback than "Will consume a small quantity of additional power". -- Matthew Garrett | [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ [email protected] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel