Re: [PATCH -mm 0/6] swsusp: Add support for swap files

Pavel Machek
2006-09-23T23:00:00Z

Hi!

> > > > We could use a regular (non-swap) file like this but that would require us to
> > > > use some dangerous code (ie. one that writes directly to blocks belonging to
> > > > certain file bypassing the filesystem). IMHO this isn't worth it, provided
> > > > the kernel's swap-handling code can do this for us and is known to work. ;-)
> > >
> > > It's not that dangerous once you debug it.
> >
> > Certainly. Still, let me repeat: if there is some code that does pretty much
> > the same and has _already_ been debugged, I prefer using it to writing some
> > new code, debugging it etc.
>
> Look at Suspend2 then. I know you won't want it in exactly that form,
> but it's there and have been tested and debugged.

Well, but any testing/debugging would have to be invalidated for a
merge, sorry. suspend2 has diverged too much.

"normal files" are not big priority for us, and you could probably do
them in userland just now.... Anyway, diff -u for kernel or preferably
for uswsusp parts would be welcome.

Telling us how much suspend2 rocks with each and every mail... is not
that welcome.
Pavel
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