[linux-pm] [PATCH 01/13] PM: Add wake lock api.

[Alan Stern]

On Tue, 10 Feb 2009, Brian Swetland wrote:

> [Pavel Machek <pavel at ucw.cz>]
> > > 
> > > wake_lock never blocks.
> > 
> > Wakelock is really bad name: it is not a lock and it does not protect
> > wake. I'd say we need better name here.
> 
> I agree with you here -- I've had this discussion with Arve previously,
> but have been unable to offer a compelling alternative name.  Anybody
> have a good idea?

delay_sleep or delaysleep?  block_sleep or blocksleep?  Any of the 
above with "sleep" replaced by "suspend"?

Alan Stern