linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Remove process freezer from suspend to RAM pathway

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Date:	Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:35:18 +1000
From:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Nigel Cunningham <nigel@...el.suspend2.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove process freezer from suspend to RAM pathway


> I don't think that would matter.
> 
> Still, I can remove the sync from the suspend code path only, leaving it in
> the hibernation code path.  The patch will be bigger, but well.
> 
> Any objection to that?

Makes sense to sync before suspend tho, to limit the amount of dirty
non-written pages in case things go wrong.

Ben.


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