Subject: Re: Should drvctl be enabled by default?
To: Steven M. Bellovin <smb@cs.columbia.edu>
From: Jared D. McNeill <jmcneill@invisible.ca>
List: current-users
Date: 12/16/2007 10:26:06
On Sun, 16 Dec 2007, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
> That's an interesting thought. The new PM code won't suspend if there
> are any devices present that don't use pmf. Could I detach them and
> reattach them instead?
No. The purpose of not suspending with pmf-unaware drivers is so people
with the hardware will submit patches, not for you to find another clever
way to workaround the issue.
Jared