From: eLinux.org
This page has information about Power Management for Linux. Power Management exists because many products are handheld or mobile, and consumers are interested in using their products for as long as possible on a single battery charge.
See here CELF PM Requirements 2006
Mapping of ACPI states to omap power states: ACPI to OMAP2 Mapping
For some good overviews of different PM features relevant to embedded, you may want to look at the following papers:
Every Microamp is Sacred - A Dynamic Voltage and Current Control Interface for the Linux Kernel - Liam Girdwood Slides and video
Power Management Quality of Service and How You Could Use it in Your Embedded Application - Mark Gross Slides and video
Building Blocks for Embedded Power Management - Kevin Hilman Slides and video
Linux Suspend-to-Disk Objectives for Consumer Electronic Devices - Vitaly Wool Slides.
Linux Clock Management Framework - Siarhei Yermalayeu slides
Advanced Power Management for OMAP3, Peter de Schrijver, FOSDEM 2009 Video
Taking Linux power management to production quality, Eugeny Mints, ELCE 2008 Video.
Power Management on ARM11, Mischa Jonker, ELCE 2008 Slides and video.