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Subject: Re: [RFC] New Driver Model for 2.5
To: torvalds@transmeta.com (Linus Torvalds)
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 23:45:15 +0100 (BST)
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> So as far as the kernel is concerned, a suspend is _always_ started by
> "the user". Of course, the whole point with computers is that many thin=
> gs
> can be automated, and "the user" may not be a human sitting at the
> machine.

How does that apply to the equivalent of an APM critical shutdown - do we
still vector that via userspace ?
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