Re: [RFC][PATCH -mm 2/3] freezer: Introduce freezer_flags

Paul Jackson
2007-04-22T21:15:05Z

Rafael wrote:
> Move all of the freezer-related flags to a separate field in task_struct and
> introduce functions to operate them using set_bit() etc.

It's getting time I learned what this freezer thing is.

What would you suggest I read?

I looked in include/linux/freezer.h and didn't see any explanations.
I found one Documenation file, power/kernel_threads.txt, that explained
the interaction of freezing and kernel threads. I looked in the
comments for various 2.6.21-rc6-mm1 freezer* patches, and saw various
interesting details.

But I couldn't find any documentation telling me what a freezer was,
or what a refrigerator is.

Did I miss something?

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