[2.6 patch] help text: SOFTWARE_SUSPEND doesn't need ACPI

From: Adrian Bunk
Date: Thu Jan 19 2006 - 19:18:37 EST


The note that SOFTWARE_SUSPEND doesn't need APM is helpful, but nowadays
the information that it doesn't need ACPI, too, is even more helpful.


Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx>

--- linux-2.6.16-rc1-mm1-full/kernel/power/Kconfig.old 2006-01-20 01:14:09.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.16-rc1-mm1-full/kernel/power/Kconfig 2006-01-20 01:14:19.000000000 +0100
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@
config SOFTWARE_SUSPEND
bool "Software Suspend"
depends on PM && SWAP && (X86 && (!SMP || SUSPEND_SMP)) || ((FRV || PPC32) && !SMP)
---help---
Enable the possibility of suspending the machine.
- It doesn't need APM.
+ It doesn't need ACPI or APM.
You may suspend your machine by 'swsusp' or 'shutdown -z <time>'
(patch for sysvinit needed).

It creates an image which is saved in your active swap. Upon next
boot, pass the 'resume=/dev/swappartition' argument to the kernel to

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