linux-kernel - Re: software suspend doesn't work with 2.6.22-rc3

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Message-Id: <200705272242.00309.maxi@daemonizer.de>
Date:	Sun, 27 May 2007 22:41:57 +0200
From:	Maximilian Engelhardt <maxi@...monizer.de>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	nigel@...el.suspend2.net, Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: software suspend doesn't work with 2.6.22-rc3

On Sunday 27 May 2007, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Sunday, 27 May 2007 18:01, Maximilian Engelhardt wrote:
> > On Saturday 26 May 2007, Nigel Cunningham wrote:
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > On Sat, 2007-05-26 at 14:49 +0200, Maximilian Engelhardt wrote:
> > > > On Saturday 26 May 2007, Nigel Cunningham wrote:
> > > > > Hi.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, 2007-05-26 at 11:28 +0200, Maximilian Engelhardt wrote:
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When I try software suspend on my laptop it always returns to my
> > > > > > running system after some time.
> > > > > > This is what's logged by the kernel:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > swsusp: Basic memory bitmaps created
> > > > > > Stopping tasks ...
> > > > > > Stopping kernel threads timed out after 20 seconds (1 tasks
> > > > > > refusing to freeze):
> > > > > >  cryptd
> > > > > > Restarting tasks ... done.
> > > > > > swsusp: Basic memory bitmaps freed
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have no idea what's the problem, but if you tell me what I
> > > > > > should do I can create debugging information and/or test patches.
> > > > >
> > > > > Could you try this patch, please? It should help.
> > > > >
> > > > > Herbert, is this right? If cryptd is going to be used for block
> > > > > devs, the task should probably be PF_NOFREEZE (or whatever it is
> > > > > today) instead.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > >
> > > > > Nigel
> > > > >
> > > > >  crypto/cryptd.c         |    1 +
> > > > >  include/linux/freezer.h |    3 +++
> > > > >  kernel/power/process.c  |    2 +-
> > > > >  3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > > diff -ruNp 991-fix-cryptd.patch-old/crypto/cryptd.c
> > > > > 991-fix-cryptd.patch-new/crypto/cryptd.c ---
> > > > > 991-fix-cryptd.patch-old/crypto/cryptd.c	2007-05-19
> > > > > 18:16:47.000000000 +1000 +++
> > > > > 991-fix-cryptd.patch-new/crypto/cryptd.c	2007-05-26
> > > > > 19:45:42.000000000 +1000 @@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ static int
> > > > > cryptd_thread(void *data)
> > > > >
> > > > >  		mutex_unlock(&state->mutex);
> > > > >
> > > > > +		try_to_freeze();
> > > > >  		schedule();
> > > > >  	} while (!stop);
> > > >
> > > > I tried your patch, but when I apply it my kernel doesn't compile any
> > > > more. I get these warnings/errors:
> > > >
> > > > [...]
> > > >   CC      crypto/cryptd.o
> > > > crypto/cryptd.c: In function ‘cryptd_thread’:
> > > > crypto/cryptd.c:344: warning: implicit declaration of function
> > > > ‘try_to_freeze’ [...]
> > > >   LD      init/built-in.o
> > > >   LD      .tmp_vmlinux1
> > > > crypto/built-in.o: In function `cryptd_thread':
> > > > cryptd.c:(.text+0xd7f5): undefined reference to `try_to_freeze'
> > > > make: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1
> > >
> > > Ah. You'll need to add #include <linux/freezer.h> near that start of
> > > crypto/cryptd.c. Sorry for forgetting that.
> > >
> > > Nigel
> >
> > I added the include line and now I could compile the kernel, but
> > suspending still doesn't work.
> >
> > swsusp: Basic memory bitmaps created
> > Stopping tasks ...
> > Stopping kernel threads timed out after 20 seconds (1 tasks refusing to
> > freeze):
> > cryptd
> > Restarting tasks ... done.
> > swsusp: Basic memory bitmaps freed
>
> OK, this means that cryptd doesn't execute the try_to_freeze() for some
> reason.
>
> Please apply the appended patch on top of 2.6.22-rc3 and see if that helps.
>
> Greetings,
> Rafael
>
> ---
>  crypto/cryptd.c |    1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> Index: linux-2.6.22-rc3/crypto/cryptd.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.22-rc3.orig/crypto/cryptd.c
> +++ linux-2.6.22-rc3/crypto/cryptd.c
> @@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ static int cryptd_thread(void *data)
>  	struct cryptd_state *state = data;
>  	int stop;
>
> +	current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
>  	do {
>  		struct crypto_async_request *req, *backlog;

Even with this patch suspending doesn't work, dmesg shows the same error 
message.
I also did build a kernel without cryptd and suspending does work there.

Maxi

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