can_suspend_to_{x}

[Peter Jones]

On Sat, 2006-05-06 at 13:39 +0200, Danny Kukawka wrote:

> > > Then name it e.g. suspend-to-storage/network or what ever.
> >
> > No can do, as HAL just needs a generic name that is not implementation
> > specific.
> 
> IMO this is currently, as the kernel interface, generic enough. But you can 
> name it also simply suspend-to-storage.

That's even worse.  Now it's not only not obvious what it does, but it
also describes suspending to ram.

> > > > Also, having different names mean developers have to manually remember
> > > > the association between two forms of terminology.
> 
> Really difficult for a developer.

Is that sarcasm?

-- 
  Peter