linux-kernel - Re: Hibernation Redesign

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Message-ID: <4692E111.5000305@yahoo.com.au>
Date:	Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:29:53 +1000
From:	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>
To:	Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com>
CC:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Jeremy Maitin-Shepard <jbms@....edu>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: Hibernation Redesign

Al Boldi wrote:
> Pavel Machek wrote:

>>In the end, you'll get rid of freezer problems, but will have two
>>kernels to care about, and certainly more conventional design. I do
>>not think I have time to try that (and don't think freezer problems
>>are _that_ bad in the first place), but some interested soul could
>>certainly try it.
> 
> 
> Who said we need two kernels?  You could inline it like Xen, which would give 
> you one kernel with two modes:  normal and hibernate.


kexec can boot the currently running kernel image. There is no
need for two kernels.

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