Re: bcache and suspend

Shay Gover
2016-10-28T11:27:41Z

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mkinitcpio

On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Killian De Volder
<killian.de.volder@megasoft.be> wrote:
> Sorry,
>
> That doesn't change a thing.
> Did a quick search on the internet, can't find in 3 mins what initramfs your distro uses (per default).
> (My pc is slow atm ;)
>
> Regards,
> Killian De Volder
>
> On 28-10-16 12:02, Shay Gover wrote:
>> I have no Idea what you just said. :(
>>
>> I'm using the one provided by arch.
>>
>> As far as I know, initramfs is relevant only if I intend to use bcache
>> for my root partition. I don't. I'm going to use it for my /home
>> partition. Does this change something?
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 1:12 AM, Killian De Volder
>> <killian.de.volder@megasoft.be> wrote:
>>> What initramfs are you using ?
>>>
>>> If you want a simple answer:
>>> - Use a kernel without bcache build in.
>>> - Do not modprobe bcache before resume.
>>>
>>> Killian De Volder
>>>
>>>
>>> On 27-10-16 21:55, Shay Gover wrote:
>>>> Define provider.
>>>>
>>>> I want to use it for my personal PC. I'm using arch. What exacly do I
>>>> need to do? disable cache before suspend?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 10:45 PM, Killian De Volder
>>>> <killian.de.volder@megasoft.be> wrote:
>>>>> Bcache "supports" suspend.
>>>>> However, like all file-systems, you cannot mount it while you are resuming.
>>>>> And bcache is basically automount.
>>>>>
>>>>> I use bcache with suspend, but I have taken special precautions to ensure bcache is never active
>>>>> before attempting a resume. To do this I wrote my own initramfs.
>>>>> If you are using a prebuild initramfs, ask your provider if it supports this.
>>>>>
>>>>> For more info:
>>>>> https://bcache.evilpiepirate.org/FAQ/ "Can I use bcache with suspend/resume?"
>>>>>
>>>>> Killian De Volder
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 27-10-16 19:56, Shay Gover wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I saw this:
>>>>>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/8879681/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So does bcache support suspend?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Shay Gover
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