Re: [linux-pm] Re: swsusp 'disk' fails in bk-current - intel_agp at fault?

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Thu Mar 31 2005 - 17:24:36 EST


Hi!

> > > Ok, what do you think about this one?
> > >
> > > ===================================================================
> > >
> > > swsusp: disable usermodehelper after generating memory snapshot and
> > > before resuming devices, so when device fails to resume we
> > > won't try to call hotplug - userspace stopped anyway.
> >
> > Hm, shouldn't we disable it before we start to freeze processes? We don't
> > want any more processes trying to start up after we've taken care of
> > them..
> >
>
> Can't a device be removed (for any reason) _while_ we are freezing
> processes? I think freeszing code will properly deal with it... What
> about suspend semantics - if suspend fails do we say the device should
> be operational or the system should attempt to re-initialize? I.e. we
> are not doing suspend after all - can we still drop messages on the
> floor? After all, we still have ability to run coldplug after failed
> suspend.

I believe we should freeze hotplug before processes. Dropping messages
on the floor should not be a problem, we should just call coldplug
after failed suspend.
Pavel
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