Re: [Swsusp-devel] Re: Thoughts wanted on merging Software Suspend enhancements

Nigel Cunningham
2003-07-14T01:45:21Z

Of course there's also the possibility that suspending might abort due
to, say, being unable to freeze all the processes or having no swap
available.

In a situation like that, I wouldn't walk away until I saw it power
down. Besides, we're only talking about waiting 10 or 20 seconds in most
cases (depending on the system's configuration). If you care that much
about the security of your system, you'll be willing to wait.

Regards,

Nigel

On Mon, 2003-07-14 at 13:55, Lyle Seaman wrote:
> > Haven't you ever pressed the "off" or "lock" button on a computer in a
> > lab and walked away?
>
> Yes, I have, but that's not what I was driving at. The question is, what do
> you think is the difference between :
>
> (a) pressing "suspend" and walking away, while being assured that suspend will
> complete and leave the system ... suspended, until someone triggers a "resume"
>
> and
>
> (b) pressing "suspend" and walking away, while allowing the possibility that
> someone might interrupt the suspend operation.
>
> ??
>
> Personally, I don't see any difference.
>
>
>
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