Re: suspend2 merge (was Re: [Suspend2-devel] Re: CFS and suspend2: hang in atomic copy)

Adrian Bunk
2007-04-25T18:39:28Z

On Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 07:34:05PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
>
> > > Even I am running in-kernel swsusp, but my managers were pretty clear
> > > they want graphical progress bar hiding all the 'ugly' swsusp
> > > messages... and in the end the same uswsusp enables compression, too.
> > >
> > > > I absolutely detest all suspend-to-disk crap. Quite frankly, I hate the
> > > > whole thing. I think they've _all_ caused problems for the "true" suspend
> > > > (suspend-to-ram), and the last thing I want to see is three or four
> > >
> > > Well, it is a bit more complex than that.
> > >
> > > suspend-to-disk is a workaround for
> > >
> > > 'suspend-to-ram eats too much power' (plus some details like
> > > being able to replace battery).
> > >...
> >
> > Why does everyone think suspend-to-disk was a laptop-only thing?
> >
> > My personal usage of suspend-to-disk is for turning the computer off in
> > the evening and getting the complete FVWM with all programs running,
> > open browser tabs,... back the next morning.
>
> Ok ok ok, suspend-to-disk has some other uses, too.
>
> But ... you are really using suspend-to-disk as a workaround for "my
> desktop takes too much power when idle". Imagine pressing "lock
> screensaver" combination, and your machine going to low power mode
> (3W?), immediately. (Quiet, too; you can't generate much noise for
> 3W). In the morning, you'd just press any key, machine would power up,
> immediately... ok, you'd have to ifconfig eth0 down, so that spurious
> packets on the local net would wake your machine, with all its fans
> etc.

3W for the complete system? In CPU state S1? [1]
And even 3W would still be a waste of energy.

And what would be the advantage? The socket my computer is connected at
is located below my bed so I can turn the power on while still lying in
bed (the computer is not reachable from my bed). OK, I could create an
external power button for the computer using longer cables connected to
the motherboard, but I still haven't understood why this should be
better for my use case than suspend-to-disk.

> Pavel

cu
Adrian

[1] unless I'm misunderstanding [2], page 9, that's the highest state
my processor supports
[2] http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/24309.pdf

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