#4824 HIGH 8.2.0 (: Should shutdown gracefully on low battery

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#4824: Should shutdown gracefully on low battery
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   Reporter:  cjb                  |       Owner:  cjb                 
       Type:  defect               |      Status:  new                 
   Priority:  high                 |   Milestone:  8.2.0 (was Update.2)
  Component:  power manager (OHM)  |     Version:                      
 Resolution:                       |    Keywords:  power               
Next_action:  never set            |    Verified:  0                   
  Blockedby:                       |    Blocking:                      
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Comment(by AlbertCahalan):

 Replying to [comment:7 pgf]:

 > i'm changing this from "enhancement" to "defect".  there is no reason
 that we should be letting this system simply crash on low power.

 There is a reason: you can only force the user to stop if you treat him
 badly, cutting him off while he is trying to get a bit more done

 Also, there is absolutely nothing wrong with "crash on low power". Getting
 rid of the "clean shut-down" code would improve reliability and
 maintainability. (when the user wants to shut down the laptop, you
 immediately tell the EC to cut power)

 The one reasonable thing to do in a low-power situation is to gently alert
 the user. A warning chime might be tolerable. (could mess up audio tasks
 though) Dimming the backlight is probably good.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/4824#comment:8>
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