[linux-pm] [RFC][PATCH] PM: Separate suspend and hibernation callbacks (highest level)
Alan Stern
stern at rowland.harvard.edu
Sun Mar 2 08:23:56 PST 2008
On Sun, 2 Mar 2008, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Below is a patch that introduces the separation of suspend and hibernation
> callbacks on the highest level, which is the PM core. This patch is a result
> of a very recent work by Alex and me.
>
> For now, we only take into account the callbacks necessary to replace the
> existing code, so we haven't introduced any substantially new callbacks. The
> question is whether or not we'll need such callbacks and what purpose they
> may serve.
>
> Moreover, we assume that the existing (legacy) ->suspend() and ->resume()
> callbacks will be used for bus types, device classes and device types that
> don't implement the new callbacks. As a result, the patch doesn't introduce
> any visible functional changes.
>
> It has been compilation tested on x86-64.
>
> Comments welcome.
Where's the kerneldoc explaining the meaning of the new event codes and
new methods?
Alan Stern
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