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		vladvasiliu on Feb 18, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I helped fix sleep-wake hangs on Linux with AMD GP... 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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