Re: Re: [PATCH] Remove process freezer from suspend to RAM pathway

Rafael J. Wysocki
2007-07-04T10:33:17Z

On Wednesday, 4 July 2007 05:29, Paul Mackerras wrote:
> Rafael J. Wysocki writes:
>
> > Still, do you really think that we're ready to drop it _right_ _now_ (I'm
> > referring to suspend only) and if so than on what basis (except that you
> > don't like it, which falls short of being a techical argument)?
>
> The basis is that it (the freezer) causes more deadlocks and other
> problems than it avoids, so it's a net win to remove it.

So, I gather, you're volunteering to handle suspend-related bug reports
from the point in which we drop the freezer from the suspend code path?

Greetings,
Rafael

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