Re: [PATCH 2/2] reboot.2: Add documentation of LINUX_REBOOT_SW_SUSPEND

["Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

On 10/01/13 07:41, Elie De Brauwer wrote:
> When reboot() is called with LINUX_REBOOT_SW_SUSPEND and CONFIG_HIBERNATION
> is set, the hibernation process will be called.
> 
> E.g kernel/reboot.c contains:
> 
>  267#ifdef CONFIG_HIBERNATION
>  268        case LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_SW_SUSPEND:
>  269                ret = hibernate();
>  270                break;
>  271#endif
> 
> Signed-off-by: Elie De Brauwer <eliedebrauwer-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>  man2/reboot.2 |   17 ++++++++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man2/reboot.2 b/man2/reboot.2
> index 0ed6355..d4a5a0e 100644
> --- a/man2/reboot.2
> +++ b/man2/reboot.2
> @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
>  .\" Modified, 27 May 2004, Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
>  .\"     Added notes on capability requirements
>  .\"
> -.TH REBOOT 2 2010-10-31 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
> +.TH REBOOT 2 2013-09-30 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
>  .SH NAME
>  reboot \- reboot or enable/disable Ctrl-Alt-Del
>  .SH SYNOPSIS
> @@ -101,21 +101,22 @@ the action associated with
>  .BR LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_RESTART .
>  .TP
>  .B LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_HALT
> -(RB_HALT_SYSTEM, 0xcdef0123; since 1.1.76).
> +(RB_HALT_SYSTEM, 0xcdef0123; since Linux 1.1.76).
>  The message "System halted." is printed, and the system is halted.
>  Control is given to the ROM monitor, if there is one.
>  If not preceded by a
>  .BR sync (2),
>  data will be lost.
>  .TP
> -.BR LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_KEXEC " (since Linux 2.6.13)"
> +.BR LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_KEXEC 
> +(0x45584543; since Linux 2.6.13).
>  Execute a kernel that has been loaded earlier with
>  .BR kexec_load (2).
>  This option is available only if the kernel was configured with
>  .BR CONFIG_KEXEC .
>  .TP
>  .B LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_POWER_OFF
> -(RB_POWER_OFF, 0x4321fedc; since 2.1.30).
> +(RB_POWER_OFF, 0x4321fedc; since Linux 2.1.30).
>  The message "Power down." is printed, the system is stopped,
>  and all power is removed from the system, if possible.
>  If not preceded by a
> @@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ If not preceded by a
>  data will be lost.
>  .TP
>  .B LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_RESTART2
> -(0xa1b2c3d4; since 2.1.30).
> +(0xa1b2c3d4; since Linux 2.1.30).
>  The message "Restarting system with command \(aq%s\(aq" is printed,
>  and a restart (using the command string given in
>  .IR arg )
> @@ -139,6 +140,12 @@ is performed immediately.
>  If not preceded by a
>  .BR sync (2),
>  data will be lost.
> +.TP
> +.BR LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_SW_SUSPEND 
> +(0xd000fce2; since Linux 2.5.18).
> +The system is suspended (hibernated) to disk.
> +This option is available only if the kernel was configured with
> +.BR CONFIG_HIBERNATION .
>  .LP
>  Only the superuser may call
>  .BR reboot ().

Thanks, Elie. Applied.

Cheers,

Michael




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