linux-kernel - Re: [Suspend-devel] [PATCH, 3rd try] make disable_console

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Message-ID: <20070621211419.GD31090@suse.de>
Date:	Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:14:19 +0200
From:	Stefan Seyfried <seife@...e.de>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>, nigel@...el.suspend2.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	suspend-devel List <suspend-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [Suspend-devel] [PATCH, 3rd try] make disable_console_suspend runtime configurable

On Thu, Jun 21, 2007 at 03:20:08PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
 
> > No, i don't agree at all.
> > 
> > In this case, "no config needed" == "not possible to debug suspend
> > problems".
> 
> No, sorry.
> 
> My proposed solution is "figure out which console drivers can survive
> being on while machines go down, and keep them on".
> 
> So, "no config needed" == "kernel always does the right thing, keeping
> console during suspend when possible" == "possible to debug suspend
> problems without having to change CONFIG_ or /sys/*".

Ok. Deal. Once you fixed all the console drivers, i'll gladly send a patch
that reverts the patch we are discussing now.

Note that this patch actually helps fixing those drivers, since you can
test much easier if a given driver survives suspend ;-)
-- 
Stefan Seyfried
QA / R&D Team Mobile Devices        |              "Any ideas, John?"
SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nürnberg  | "Well, surrounding them's out." 

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