linux-kernel - Re: [2.6.21.1] resume doesn't run suspended kernel?

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Date:	Tue, 29 May 2007 13:29:53 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Nigel Cunningham <nigel@...el.suspend2.net>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>,
	Linux Kernel M/L <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [2.6.21.1] resume doesn't run suspended kernel?

Hi!

> > Yup.  Don't we do something like this for the (ACPI-based) suspend to RAM
> > already?
> 
> Yeah, I was thinking about this overnight too. It should be doable. In
> addition to what we already do, I think you'd want:
> 
> - to copy the assembly to do the copying to a safe page;
> - to put the location of the cpu state that was saved in the image
> header so that it can be used after the data is copied back;

...alternatively, we can just rely on copy routine (and its data) not
changing frequently.

> - to copy the nosave data to a 'safe' page.
> 
> What else?

page directories need to be on a safe place, too.
								Pavel
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