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Date:	Fri, 6 Jul 2007 15:25:16 +1000
From:	Nigel Cunningham <nigel@...el.suspend2.net>
To:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
Cc:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove process freezer from suspend to RAM pathway

Hi.

On Friday 06 July 2007 14:41:40 Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> 
> > I/O from swsusp and suspend2 use bios directly, so the page cache isn't an 
> > issue for them (apart from the fact that Suspend2 saves the page cache 
> > separately so it can get a full image). Not sure about uswsusp.
> > 
> > Only having half the amount of memory doesn't sound like a big limitation 
for 
> > modern desktops & laptops, but don't forget that there are embedded guys 
> > wanting to hbernate too :)
> 
> Wait wait wait ... uses the BIOS ? what do you mean ?

You misread me, Ben. Sorry for not being clearer. bios as in struct bio.

Regards,

Nigel
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