linux-kernel - Re: Help needed, Re: [Bug #14334] pcmcia suspend regression from 2.6.31.1 to 2.6.31.2

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Date:	Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:10:24 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kernel Testers List <kernel-testers@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Greg Kroah-Hartman" <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Jose Marino <braket@...mail.com>,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux PCI <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dominik Brodowski <linux@...inikbrodowski.net>
Subject: Re: Help needed, Re: [Bug #14334] pcmcia suspend regression from 2.6.31.1 to 2.6.31.2 - Dell Inspiron 600m

On Saturday 31 October 2009, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 31 Oct 2009, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > 
> > Yes, there is, because socket_early_resume() only does it in
> > the (skt->state & SOCKET_PRESENT) case.  If that bit is not set, the
> > initialization is entirely postponed.
> 
> Ahh, ok. And what's the reason for that? It seems like the 
> 
> 	skt->socket = dead_socket;
> 	skt->ops->init(skt);
> 	skt->ops->set_socket(skt, &skt->socket);
> 
> thing should always be safe, whether there is something present or not.. ?

It should, but I'm not sure given the reported behavior so far.

I guess I'll prepare another patch that does this unconditionally in the
early phase and let's see how that works.

Rafael
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