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		lillecarl on Feb 17, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I helped fix sleep-wake hangs on Linux with AMD GP... I'm super happy with S0 on Linux. The implementation is all about doing as little as possible but effectively remain "on".

vladvasiliu on Feb 18, 2025 [–]

What's the point, though? If it doesn't actually do anything, why keep it on?

lillecarl on Feb 19, 2025 | [–]

Because you don't have to reinitialize hardware if you don't shut it off. Which is hard and causes problems. It's easier to just go into power saving++.

If you want your device to be off, power it off.

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