linux-kernel - Re: Freezer: How to handle timers?

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Message-ID: <877ibe6mik.fsf@denkblock.local>
Date:	Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:06:59 +0200
From:	Elias Oltmanns <eo@...ensachen.de>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Freezer: How to handle timers?

Elias Oltmanns <eo@...ensachen.de> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> am I right in thinking that timers set by mod_timer() will not fire
> once suspend_freeze_processes() has completed? If so, what options do I
> have to make sure that either suspending will be delayed until my timer
> has expired, or the timeout callback will be called as part of the
> suspend sequence even if the timer has not expired yet?

Alright, I think I can solve my particular problem quite well by means
of a pm notifier. However, I'm still wondering whether timers really
should be affected by suspend_freeze_processes().

Regards,

Elias
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