Re: [GIT PATCH] USB autosuspend fixes for 2.6.23-rc6
Alan Stern <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.usb.devel,gmane.linux.kernel |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007, Adrian Bunk wrote: > > Maybe you're concerned about propagating updates as painlessly as > > possible -- if the whitelist is in the kernel then every kernel release > > would include an update. But in userspace it's possible to do updates > > even more quickly and painlessly. For example, there could be a > > network server available for both interactive lookups and automatic > > queries from HAL. > >... > > No, what I'm concerned about is that this would require userspace for > something that is completely in-kernel. But it isn't completely in-kernel. It is policy, and policy belongs in userspace. The kernel provides the mechanism for autosuspending idle devices and setting the idle-delay length. But userspace must be responsible for deciding what devices to autosuspend and how long the idle delays should be. Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ [email protected] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel