Re: Suspend2 merge preparation: Rationale behind the freezer changes.

[Oliver Neukum]

Am Freitag, 21. Mai 2004 19:15 schrieb Pavel Machek:
> Hi!
> 
> > > > > > Kernel threads are different, and each must be handled separately,
> > > > > > maybe even with some ordering. But there's relatively small number of
> > > > > > kernel threads... 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Yes, but what order? I played with that problem for ages. Perhaps I just 
> > > > >   didn't find the right combination.
> > > > 
> > > > How about recording the order of creation and do it in opposite order?
> > > 
> > > Order of creation is pretty much hidden in pid, but I do not think
> > > that will work.
> > 
> > Why? Build a list during kernel thread creation. It is not a hot code path.
> 
> Maybe the order in which kernel threads were created is not the same
> as the order how they need to be frozen?

Possible, but unlikely. If there can be a deadlock if they are frozen in
reverse order, the same problem existed during creation and needed
to be specially handled.

	Regards
		Oliver
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