Re: [linux-pm] [PATCH] hibernation should work ok with memory hotplug

[Nigel Cunningham <ncunningham@crca.org.au>]

Hi.

On Thu, 2008-11-06 at 10:17 +0900, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 09:14:41 +0900
> KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com> wrote:
> 
> > Ok, please consider "when memory hotplug happens." 
> > 
> > In general, it happens when
> >   1. memory is inserted to slot.
> >   2. the firmware notifes the system to enable already inserted memory.
> > 
> > To trigger "1", you have to open cover of server/pc. Do you open pc while the system
> > starts hibernation ? for usual people, no.
> > 
> > To trigger "2", the user have special console to tell firmware "enable this memory".
> > Such firmware console or users have to know "the system works well." And, more important,
> > when the system is suspended, the firmware can't do hotplug because the kernel is sleeping.
> > So, such firmware console or operator have to know the system status.
> > 
> > Am I missing some ? Current linux can know PCI/USB hotplug while the system is suspended ?
> > 
> *OFFTOPIC*
> 
> I hear following answer from my friend.
> 
>   - hibernate the system
> 	=> plug USB memory
> 		=> wake up the system
> 			=> panic.
>   - hibernate the system
> 	=> unplug USB memory
> 		=> wake up the sytem
> 			=> panic.

We currently check that the number of physical pages is the same when
starting to load the image, so neither of these issues cause real
problems.

Regards,

Nigel