linux-kernel - Re: [patch] PM: suspend/resume debugging should depend on SOFTWARE

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Message-Id: <1163958727.5977.15.camel@Homer.simpson.net>
Date:	Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:52:07 +0100
From:	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
Cc:	Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@...puserve.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Subject: Re: [patch] PM: suspend/resume debugging should depend on 
	SOFTWARE_SUSPEND

On Sun, 2006-11-19 at 09:33 -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 19 Nov 2006, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> >
> > When doing 'make oldconfig' we should ask about suspend/resume
> > debug features when SOFTWARE_SUSPEND is not enabled.
> 
> That's wrong.
> 
> I never use SOFTWARE_SUSPEND, and I think the whole concept is totally 
> broken.
> 
> Sane people use suspend-to-ram, and that's when you need the suspend and 
> resume debugging.

Here I am wishing I had the _opportunity_ to be sane.  With my ATI X850
AGP card, I have no choices except swsusp or reboot.

	-Mike

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