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2009-03-02 , 10:15
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#488
Originally Posted by pycage View Post
Wouldn't it be good to send SIGSLEEP to userspace processes when the user locks the tablet?
That way badly written programs wouldn't be able to eat away battery while idle.
I would recommend you to follow the discussion on the linux-pm mailing list about this subject.

Android folks are coming up with similar arguments but so far have had little success.
 

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