From: Pavel Machek Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- Documentation/pm.txt | 6 ++++++ 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+) diff -puN Documentation/pm.txt~tell-people-not-to-use-pm_register Documentation/pm.txt --- devel/Documentation/pm.txt~tell-people-not-to-use-pm_register 2005-09-11 12:16:58.000000000 -0700 +++ devel-akpm/Documentation/pm.txt 2005-09-11 12:16:58.000000000 -0700 @@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ system the associated daemon will exit g Driver Interface -- OBSOLETE, DO NOT USE! ----------------************************* + +Note: pm_register(), pm_access(), pm_dev_idle() and friends are +obsolete. Please do not use them. Instead you should properly hook +your driver into the driver model, and use its suspend()/resume() +callbacks to do this kind of stuff. + If you are writing a new driver or maintaining an old driver, it should include power management support. Without power management support, a single driver may prevent a system with power management _