Re: [PATCH -mm 5/5] b43: Avoid unregistering device objects duringsuspend

[Alan Stern]

On Fri, 25 Jan 2008, Pavel Machek wrote:

> Maybe we should have global suspend_in_progress (or maybe system_state
> == suspending?) and automatically switch to schedule_removal() while
> it is set?

:-)  There was a time a couple of years ago when you objected violently 
to the mere suggestion of such a global variable!

It's not a bad idea IMO.  But if it does get implemented, a global
function would be better than a global variable.  It would provide
more encapsulation.

Alan Stern

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