Re: [RFC PATCH v3 1/2] PM / Core: suspend_again callback forsuspend_ops.

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Thu May 12 2011 - 02:19:41 EST


Hi!

> A system or a device may need to control suspend/wakeup events. It may
> want to wakeup the system after a predefined amount of time or at a
> predefined event decided while entering suspend for polling or delayed
> work. Then, it may want to enter suspend again if its predefined wakeup
> condition is the only wakeup reason and there is no outstanding events;
> thus, it does not wakeup the userspace unnecessary or unnecessary
> devices and keeps suspended as long as possible (saving the power).
>
> Enabling a system to wakeup after a specified time can be easily
> achieved by using RTC. However, to enter suspend again immediately
> without invoking userland and unrelated devices, we need additional
> features in the suspend framework.

Looks ok to me.

> /**
> * suspend_enter - enter the desired system sleep state.
> * @state: state to enter
> + * @pm_wkup_pending: indicates that the power transition in progress
> + * should be aborted.
> *

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