Re: Changes to sysfs PM layer break userspace

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> > which userspace is using this btw?
> 
> Ubuntu uses it to disable wireless hardware under certain circumstances. 
> I believe that Suse's powernowd uses it to power down wired ethernet 
> hardware when it's not in use.

I flamed seife for this. It was always broken for 20%-or-so of
hardware. It is _not_ simple to fix.
							Pavel
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