Re: APM "SuspendToDisk" implementation problem

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 24 Nov 1998 02:26:37 +0000 (GMT)

> > Well actually the APM bios needs fixing
>
> I don't think this is the solution. What if you have this new, fancy disk
> the bios knows nothing about ? Scsi controller ? Firewire ?
> Of course the bios has to know how to save the memory, but it doesn't have
> to be the only disk.

Tough 8) This is why the APM is a stupid specification.

> > The bios is supposed to save the state of stuff. I understood the problem
> > as being the disk reverted back to dumb mode, in which case presumably you
> > can at least slowly run hdparm ..
> >
> You can't. The kernel cries about IRQ's being lost (judging from the
> reports of other people)..

So long as it recovers after the

ide0: reset

all is fine

>

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