How Android handles KEY_POWER?

Within axp202 device driver, the driver sends KEY_POWER to Android when user press POWER button on board, no matter what a long OR short press.
But Android responds differently:  
        long press:     pop up a POWER OFF dialogue box.

        short press:    go to sleep directly.

WHY?

        
        Enable DEBUG in driver:
        short press:       interrupt -- short press -- rising edge -- falling edge -- timer handler
        long press:        interrupt -- long  press -- falling edge -- timer handler
        
        The difference lies in there is no rising edge within 'long press' procedure,
        And,
        In Android, (frameworks/base/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager.java)
                                
   public int interceptKeyBeforeQueueing(KeyEvent event,
                                                                                    int policyFlags,
                                                                                    boolean isScreenOn) {  
    ......  
    switch (keyCode) {  
    ......  
    case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_POWER: {  
        if (down) { // 如果是按下键  
                if (isScreenOn && !mPowerKeyTriggered  
                    && (event.getFlags() & KeyEvent.FLAG_FALLBACK) == 0) {  
                    mPowerKeyTriggered = true; // 按键触发为true  
                    mPowerKeyTime = event.getDownTime(); // 记录事件时间  
                    cancelPendingRingerChordAction(); // 结束音量长按事件  
                    interceptScreenshotChord(); // 判断是否是截屏处理  
        }
         
        // 当电话铃响起时，则会静音，而正在通话时，则会挂掉电话  
        ITelephony telephonyService = getTelephonyService();  
        boolean hungUp = false;  
        if (telephonyService != null) {  
                ......    
        }
        
        ......
         
        // 延迟固定时间触发长按事件，长按事件主要是弹出全局对话框  
        interceptPowerKeyDown(!isScreenOn || hungUp  
                           || mVolumeDownKeyTriggered || mVolumeUpKeyTriggered);  
        }
        else {  //进入sleep模式
        mPowerKeyTriggered = false;  
        cancelPendingScreenshotChordAction();  
        if (interceptPowerKeyUp(canceled || mPendingPowerKeyUpCanceled)) {  
            result = (result & ~ACTION_POKE_USER_ACTIVITY) | ACTION_GO_TO_SLEEP;  
        }
        
        
        CONCLUSION:    The dirver always sends KEY_POWER to system no matter what
                                the user's activity (long/short press) is. The system will
                                handle the event according to key code (KEY_POWER) as well
                                as key status (up/down).