Re: Testers wanted: Software Suspend for 2.4

From: Rene Rebe (rene.rebe@gmx.net)
Date: Mon Mar 24 2003 - 17:31:05 EST


Hi.

root= "seems" to be devfs aware. It always simply worked.

I read the source when I have time (which might be in some days).

On: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 10:14:06 +0100,
    Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> > Thanks for your work!
> >
> > I just manged to suspend and resume a freshly booted 2.4.20 + "your
> > latest patch" system ;-)
> >
> > I had to read the kernel source a hour to do so, because I use devfs
> > and naively used resume=/dev/ide/host0/.... which obiously does not
> > work.
> >
> > For now you might add to the docs that devfs users simply have to use
> > the corresponding old /dev/hdX name. If I have too much time I'll take
> > a look to make swsuspend devfs aware. But this might not be that soon
> > :-(
>
> Is root= devfs aware? If yes fix swsusp
> else fix docs.
> Pavel

- René

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