linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -mm] swsusp: Add support for swap files

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Message-Id: <200609232230.54769.rjw@sisk.pl>
Date:	Sat, 23 Sep 2006 22:30:54 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -mm] swsusp: Add support for swap files

On Saturday, 23 September 2006 12:17, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> > The following series of patches makes swsusp support swap files.
> > 
> > For now, it is only possible to suspend to a swap file using the in-kernel
> > swsusp and the resume cannot be initiated from an initrd.
> > 
> > [Note to Pavel: I have added a couple of paragraphs to the documentation to
> > clarify some things pointed out by Dave, but I hope the ACK still applies. ;-) ]
> 
> Yes, thanks.
> 
> Out of my curiosity... can swap on file work on filesystems with 1K
> blocksize? ext2 can do that, iirc...

I thinks so.  Having looked at the code, I don't see any particular reason
why not.

Greetings,
Rafael


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