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

Paul Mackerras
2007-07-04T11:00:27Z

Oliver Neukum writes:

> They can't. Device specific protocols are known to the drivers only.
> The fact remains, remove the freezer and you need to go through
> all drivers.

The freezer does not actually mean that you don't have to get the
drivers right, because kernel threads can issue I/O requests.

Paul.