Return-path: Received: from dakia2.marvell.com ([65.219.4.35]:59857 "EHLO dakia2.marvell.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754827Ab0GINBe convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Jul 2010 09:01:34 -0400 From: Amitkumar Karwar To: 'Paul Fox' CC: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" , "libertas-dev@lists.infradead.org" Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 06:01:32 -0700 Subject: RE: [PATCH] Added support for host sleep feature Message-ID: <5FF020A1CFFEEC49BD1E09530C4FF59505DA40D0D6@SC-VEXCH1.marvell.com> In-Reply-To: <8674.1278601892@foxharp.boston.ma.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > amitkumar wrote: > > From: Amitkumar Karwar > > > > Existing "ethtool -s ethX wol X" command configures hostsleep > > parameters, but those are activated only during suspend/resume, > > there is no way to configure host sleep without actual suspend. > > as background, can you expand on how this is useful? i just spent > a bunch of time debugging issues with HOST_SLEEP_CFG and > HOST_SLEEP_ACTIVATE (which doesn't work on an 8388) on the XO-1 > OLPC laptop, and i'm wondering whether or how this would have > helped. This patch is useful if someone wants to enable host sleep feature without the device entering suspend state. The host sleep using device suspend feature is also intact. Thanks, Amitkumar Karwar