linux-kernel - Re: suspend2 merge history [was Re: the " 'official' point of view" expressed by kernelnewbies.org regarding reiser4 inclusion]

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Date:	Mon, 31 Jul 2006 01:07:57 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Hua Zhong <hzhong@...il.com>
Cc:	"'Rafael J. Wysocki'" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	'Bill Davidsen' <davidsen@....com>,
	'Kernel Mailing List' <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: suspend2 merge history [was Re: the " 'official' point of view" expressed by kernelnewbies.org regarding reiser4 inclusion]

On Sun 2006-07-30 15:25:49, Hua Zhong wrote:
> > I don't _blame_ drivers.  I only wanted to say this: "If 
> > Nigel knows that some drivers need to be fixed and he has 
> > working fixes for these drivers, he should have submitted 
> > these fixes for merging instead of just keeping them in 
> > suspend2".  Period.
> > 
> > If I know of a fix for a driver, I always do my best to make 
> > sure the fix will get considered for merging at least.  The 
> > problem is I'm not a driver expert and I can't provide the 
> > fixes myself.
> 
> Suspend2 patch is open source. You can always take a look.

swsusp is open source. You can always take a look. And you can always
submit a patch.

> Moreover, if someone claims suspend2 isn't ready for merge, or the

Moreover, if someone claims swsusp is broken, they should attach
bugzilla id.

> I'm not exactly an expert, but I don't think suspend-to-ram is more
> difficult than suspend-to-disk (probably quite the contrary), and
> there are a lot in common.

As you said, you do not know what you are talking about.

								Pavel
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