linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] swsusp: Use GFP_KERNEL for creating basic data structures

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Date:	Tue, 20 Mar 2007 23:17:55 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] swsusp: Use GFP_KERNEL for creating basic data structures

Hi!

> From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...k.pl>
> 
> Make swsusp call create_basic_memory_bitmaps() before processes are frozen,
> so that GFP_KERNEL allocations can be made in it.  Additionally, ensure
> that the swsusp's userland interface won't be used while either
> pm_suspend_disk() or software_resume() is being executed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...k.pl>

ACK, but I'd prefer it to go before the bitmap patches, as it can be
viewed as bugfix... ok, it probably does not matter much in this case.

									Pavel
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