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

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Message-Id: <E1I6QcZ-0000ex-00@dorka.pomaz.szeredi.hu>
Date:	Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:39:43 +0200
From:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
To:	rjw@...k.pl
CC:	miklos@...redi.hu, stern@...land.harvard.edu, oliver@...kum.org,
	paulus@...ba.org, mjg59@...f.ucam.org,
	linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [linux-pm] [PATCH] Remove process freezer from suspend to RAM pathway

> > > PF_FREEZER_SKIP flag.  Perhaps we can do similar thing with FUSE.
> > 
> > It cannot be just worked around in fuse, as a task might be sleeping
> > on a number of VFS mutexes as well (i_mutex, s_vfs_rename_mutex, etc).
> > It would be a gigantic hack, possible at all.
> 
> Well, obviously FUSE and the freezer don't play well together, but
> that's FUSE who's late in the game (the freezer was here
> before). ;-)

Umm, and CODA which is _very_ similar to fuse was there long before
fuse or the freezer ;)

> If you give me some time, I'll see what can be done.

I give you all the time in the world.  I'd also be willing to help
with drivers for which I have the hardware.

Miklos
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