[Debian-eeepc-devel] pm-powersave false on ACPI AC event

[Trent W. Buck]

Damyan Ivanov <dmn at debian.org> writes:

> -=| Trent W. Buck, Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 09:05:15PM +1000 |=-
>> eeepc-acpi-scripts uses pm-utils extensively, but AFAICT it ignores
>> pm-powersave.  It occurs to me that it might be useful to invoke
>> "pm-powersave false" when AC is connected, and "pm-powersave true" when
>> it is connected.
>
> This sounds like a general problem with laptops, not specific to Eee.
> Maybe thos functionality is already provided by laptop-mode-tools or
> similar packages?
>
>> Rationale: by default, anacron runs at boot *iff* AC is connected,
>> and at 7:30AM *iff* AC is connected.  If one normally boots from
>> battery and then later connects AC when the battery runs low, and the
>> machine is turned off overnight, it's conceivable that anacron might
>> NEVER run.
>>
>> This behaviour would be in line with the default SHE behaviour, which
>> overclocks/underclocks when AC is connected/disconnected.
>
> I agree with this. Still, I thing the implementation belongs outside
> of eeepc-acpi-scripts.

Then why is eeepc-acpi-scripts calling pm-suspend?