Re: [PATCH] PM / hibernate: Introduce snapshot test mode for hibernation

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Wed Jul 13 2016 - 16:04:41 EST


On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 7:01 PM, Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi!
>
>> >>and then swapon the swap device, and do a testing. This should be safer?
>> >Yeah, that's the way. Read-only root is other option.
>> >
>> >>>I guess updating documentation would be welcome from my side,
>> >>>otherwise it should be ok.
>> >>OK, I'll update the documents.
>> >Just add fat warning into the documentation.
>> OK.
>
> Actually... If you could add
>
> printk(KERN_ALERT "Hibernation image written. If you have any
> filesystems mounted read-write and attempt to resume, you'll corrupt
> your data. To prevent that, remove the hibernation image.\n")
>
> ...I guess that would save someone's filesystem. (Yes, very high
> loglevel. If you attempt to do this from anything else then singleuser
> or initrd, you are asking for problems, so... lets make sure user sees
> it.)

Please see the new version of this patch:
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9226837/

Thanks,
Rafael