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From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>
Subject: Re: pm_prepare_console()
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:41:51 +0200
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On Wednesday, 23 of April 2008, Len Brown wrote:
> Rafael, Pavel,
> 
> suspend_prepare() ignores the return value of pm_prepare_console() -- assuming it always succceeds.
> 
> Is that a bug or a feature?
> (same in the hibernate code)

A feature, I'd say.

The failures of pm_prepare_console() are not considered as serious enough to
abort suspend or hibernation.

Thanks,
Rafael