Re: [Suspend2-devel] Re: uswsusp history lesson

Alan Cox
2006-07-08T17:22:53Z

Ar Sad, 2006-07-08 am 18:43 +0200, ysgrifennodd Olivier Galibert:
> On Sat, Jul 08, 2006 at 12:41:58PM +0200, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > Very often, choice is good. but for something this fundamental, it is
> > not. We also don't have 2 scsi layers for example.
>
> We have 2 ide layers, 2 usb-storage drivers, 2 sound systems and we

(We've had effectively two SCSI layers before now btw when we've done
transitions from old_eh to new_eh)

> have had 2 pcmcia subsystems and 2 usb subsystems. At one point, it's
> the only way to find out what will work out. Suspend2 and uswsusp
> have very different fundamental designs, and it's quite unclear at
> that point which one is the right one.

I'd like to see this cleared up at OLS/Kernel summit.

Alan