power manager in 4.2

[Guillaume Pothier]

>> What does the kded module do?  Power management already has a daemon
>> (HAL) and an API to use it (Solid).
>
> The kded module handles power management events, for instance
> suspending when the lid is closed or hibernating when battery reaches
> critial level. Having this event management as a kded module is what
> allows for power management to work when there is no plasmoid.
>

Just to be more precise: the kded module of PowerDevil does use Solid.
It receives power management events from Solid and takes the
appropriate actions based on the power management settings.
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