From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
To: "Srivatsa S. Bhat" <srivatsa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: rjw@sisk.pl, pavel@ucw.cz, len.brown@intel.com,
linux-pm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] PM/Freezer: Make thaw_processes() thaw only userspace tasks
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:09:19 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120130220919.GC27616@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120130220419.9442.39596.stgit@srivatsabhat.in.ibm.com>
On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 03:34:57AM +0530, Srivatsa S. Bhat wrote:
> Currently the situation is:
>
> freeze_processes() - freezes only userspace tasks
> freeze_kernel_threads() - freezes only kernel threads
> thaw_kernel_threads() - thaws only kernel threads
> thaw_processes() - thaws *everything* (both userspace tasks and kernel threads)
>
> The point that thaw_processes() thaws everything is rather unintuitive
> and can lead to bugs. So, modify thaw_processes() so that it thaws only
> userspace processes. This way we can also have more control over what
> exactly gets thawed in different situations.
>
> Signed-off-by: Srivatsa S. Bhat <srivatsa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Maybe I'm misreading it but doesn't this introduce window where kernel
tasks aren't thawed between this patch and the following ones? It
looks like this one should come later.
Thanks.
--
tejun
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-01-30 22:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-01-30 22:04 [PATCH 0/4] PM / Freezer: Fix the semantics of thaw_processes() and thaw_kernel_threads() Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-01-30 22:04 ` [PATCH 1/4] PM/Freezer: Make thaw_processes() thaw only userspace tasks Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-01-30 22:09 ` Tejun Heo [this message]
2012-01-30 22:23 ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-01-30 22:27 ` Tejun Heo
2012-01-30 22:05 ` [PATCH 2/4] PM/Freezer: Use thaw_processes() and thaw_kernel_threads() correctly Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-01-30 22:05 ` [PATCH 3/4] PM/Hibernate: Thaw kernel threads in hibernation_snapshot() in error/test path Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-01-30 22:05 ` [PATCH 4/4] PM/Hibernate: Refactor and simplify freezer_test_done Srivatsa S. Bhat
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