linux-kernel - Re: "reboot" swsusp mode leaves moon icon blinking

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Message-Id: <200703201805.58299.rjw@sisk.pl>
Date:	Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:05:57 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Subject: Re: "reboot" swsusp mode leaves moon icon blinking

On Tuesday, 20 March 2007 13:32, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> ...and cause is really simple.
> 
> During resume, we do not know that "reboot" method was used, so we
> assume plaform and make the led blink...
> 
> Unfortunately I see no easy solution, and this may/will cause other
> problems -- in case of broken bios and user telling us not to call
> that bios, we'll call it anyway.
> 
> (Ouch and I think this is regression after 2.6.20?)

I'm not sure, will check that later.

The solution would be to pass the information about the suspend mode used
in the image header, I think (that's what uswsusp does after my recent patch).

Greetings,
Rafael
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