#8584 HIGH Not Tri: need "suppress idle-suspend on external power" checkbox

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#8584: need "suppress idle-suspend on external power" checkbox
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 Reporter:  pgf                  |         Owner:  cjb          
     Type:  enhancement          |        Status:  new          
 Priority:  high                 |     Milestone:  Not Triaged  
Component:  power manager (OHM)  |       Version:  not specified
 Keywords:                       |   Next_action:  never set    
 Verified:  0                    |     Blockedby:               
 Blocking:                       |  
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 our thinking so far has been that in many deployments, external power is
 as scarce as battery power, and should be conserved in the same way.  this
 clearly isn't true in all cases -- in areas with plentiful reliable wall
 power (i.e., most G1G1 markets), or even while powering from a vehicle.
 ohmd should be willing to suppress idle-suspend if we're plugged in.

 idle-suspend interferes with normal laptop operation just enough that it's
 important to allow the user to suppress it.  (as an example, idle-suspend
 interferes with reliable networking. the times when stable networking is
 desired probably often coincide with the times that stable power is
 available.)

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/8584>
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