linux-kernel - Re: Hibernation considerations

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Date:	Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:56:14 -0400
From:	Jeremy Maitin-Shepard <jbms@....edu>
To:	david@...g.hm
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	"Huang\, Ying" <ying.huang@...el.com>,
	Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@....com>,
	Nigel Cunningham <nigel@...el.suspend2.net>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	pm list <linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com>
Subject: Re: Hibernation considerations

david@...g.hm writes:

[snip]

>>> * figure out which devices can wake up
>>> * put devices into low power states (wake-up devices are placed in the Dx
>>> states compatible with the wake capability, the others are powered off)

> this can't be done by the image-saving kernel if that kernel doesn't know about
> the device.

The image-saving kernel can be made to know about all of the "wake up"
devices; all other devices should have already been powered off by the
"hibernated" kernel.

-- 
Jeremy Maitin-Shepard
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