Re: 2.6.21-rc7-mm1 + sysfs-oops-workaround.patch -- software suspend failed (1 tasks refusing to freeze)

Andrew Morton
2007-04-25T05:55:13Z

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:49:48 -0700 "Miles Lane" <miles.lane@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 4/24/07, Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:27:44 -0700 "Miles Lane" <miles.lane@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > [ 1251.506964] PM: Preparing system for mem sleep
> > > [ 1251.514790] Stopping tasks ...
> > > [ 1271.456065] Stopping user space processes timed out after 20
> > > seconds (1 tasks refusing to freeze):
> > > [ 1271.456243] multiload-apple
> > > [ 1271.456291] Restarting tasks ... done.
> > >
> > > This isn't happening under earlier builds I've tested. How can I debug this?
> > >
> >
> > hm, that's multiload-applet, some gnome thing.
> >
> > sysrq-T, perhaps? Perhaps the process is sleeping in the kernel somewhere.
>
> Should I wait for the next patch from Tejun before retesting? Perhaps
> this suspend problem is a side effect of the locking problem he
> mentioned.

It's unlikely to be related to Tejun's sysfs changes.