Re: [patch/rft 2.6.17-rc2] swsusp resume must not device_suspend()

David Brownell
2006-04-27T19:44:21Z

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> > > > But it's not the root cause of the problem either. The same problem appears if
> > > > the device holding the resume partition gets forced into this "broken suspend"
> > > > state.
> > >
> > > Well, IMO the state may or may not be broken depending on the device,
> > > so we should not assume it will always be broken.
> >
> > Not so. See my previous emails. The "broken suspend" state is broken
> > by definition. Maybe you're referring to a different issue ... whether
> > or not its driver would notice that bug.
>
> It is a bug from your point of view, and I was referring to the fact that it
> apparently doesn't matter for many drivers.

That is, to "whether driver notices". It's clearly a bug with respect to
how the FREEZE state is defined. Not all drivers need to notice all bugs.

- Dave

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