#9780 NORM Not Tri: os49 - suspend does not recognize user's external device activity

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#9780: os49 - suspend does not recognize user's external device activity
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           Reporter:  mikus         |       Owner:                                   
               Type:  defect        |      Status:  closed                           
           Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Not Triaged                      
          Component:  not assigned  |     Version:  Development build as of this date
         Resolution:  wontfix       |    Keywords:                                   
        Next_action:  never set     |    Verified:  0                                
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Comment(by mikus):

 Replying to [comment:1 cjb]:
 > > Not paying attention to the external USB keyboard is a regression from
 "how to avoid suspend" on the XO-1.
 >
 > I think you're misremembering, Mikus.  The USB controller has never been
 powered during suspend, on any XO.

 [[BR]]CJB and Quozl -- you are talking about the status *after* suspend
 happens -- what I am talking about is the status *before* suspend happens.

 Here is how I operate on 802:  I normally have /etc/ohm/inhibit-idle-
 suspend defined.  But sometimes I don't - the question then is: "how do
 __I__ prevent 'suspend' ?" when it would happen if I did nothing.  What I
 do, upon noticing that the screen has dimmed, is to press <shift> upon my
 external keyboard.  [Note:  since 'suspend' has not yet happened, the USB
 keyboard is still powered up at this time.]  My keyboard-press tells the
 system "user activity is taking place" -- and the system resets its
 countdown_to_suspend (and "undims" the screen).

 The same procedure (for __me__ to avoid soon-to-happen suspend) works for
 me on XO-1 builds since 803 (whether Joyride, or SoaS, or F11-on-XO1).

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