Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 25 Oct 2001 10:45:09 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 25 Oct 2001 10:44:52 -0400 Received: from mail028.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.58.68]:57819 "EHLO imf28bis.bellsouth.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 25 Oct 2001 10:44:33 -0400 Message-ID: <3BD8257F.7ADFB08D@mandrakesoft.com> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 10:45:19 -0400 From: Jeff Garzik Organization: MandrakeSoft X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.78 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.13-pre5 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Victor Yodaiken CC: Rob Turk , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC] New Driver Model for 2.5 In-Reply-To: <20011025082001.B764@hq2> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Victor Yodaiken wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 10:27:11AM +0200, Rob Turk wrote: > > > The act of "suspend" should basically be: shut off the SCSI controller, > > > screw all devices, reset the bus on resume. > > > > > > > Doing so will create havoc on sequential devices, such as tape drives. If > > I'm failing to imagine a good case for suspending a system that has a > tape drive on it. I've often seen user workstations with tape drives. Very uncommon these days, agreed. I fail to see the need to suspend such a system while using the tape drive, though :) -- Jeff Garzik | Only so many songs can be sung Building 1024 | with two lips, two lungs, and one tongue. MandrakeSoft | - nomeansno - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/