Re: + rework-pm_ops-pm_disk_mode-kill-misuse.patch added to -mm tree

[Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>]

On Thu 2007-03-22 23:24:37, Paul Mundt wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 22, 2007 at 02:31:17PM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > > No, once SOFTWARE_SUSPEND is configured there's *no way* to disable it
> > > > after the fact via pm_ops. Read valid_state() in kernel/power/main.c.
> > > 
> > > So how does a platform with only flash (and an insufficient amount of
> > > flash at that) tell the suspend code that suspend-to-disk is not
> > > supported?
> > 
> > Hohum, perhaps it can suspend to SD card? Or perhaps it can suspend
> > over network?
> > 
> > Suspend code will properly fail if there's not enough swap space.
> > 
> > ...plus you are allowed to return -EINVAL from arch_prepare_suspend()
> > or how is it called.
> 
> So then how exactly is this helping anything? It's pointless to have the
> sysfs file visible for platforms that are never going to support suspend
> to disk, and -EINVAL'ing out in another path is simply moving the
> problem.

Platforms that are never going to support s2disk 

a) should be fixed

b) do not have CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND.
									Pavel
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