can_suspend_to_{x}

[Danny Kukawka]

On Thursday 18 May 2006 18:01, you wrote:
> On Tuesday 09 May 2006 23:37, Danny Kukawka wrote:
> > I have to say, I don't like this _needless_ API break. The *can_suspend_*
> > keys are already in the API, and it's also used already by different
> > apps, and this keys also do the right thing atm (providing information
> > what the _kernel_ support, not more and no less). IMO there is no need
> > for a change.
>
> Only one comments:
> - What if someone somebody implement suspend2usbstick/suspend2network or
> what ever? Then you need new properties again, because they are not the
> same as suspend/hibernate, because they maybe need additional parameter or
> other handling than the current. And how do you plan to name this keys to
> differ between the capabilities? Add new mystic names as hibernate? IMO the
> current names would allow easy reflect all existing and furture ways to
> suspend. As I already sad: we should not change the keys ...
>
> @richard: Btw: I don't saw until now _no_ mail to discuss this with SUSE or
> powersave ppl. What kind of discussion is this?

And why do we change this after this discussion a half year ago? :
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/hal/2005-November/004023.html

Danny