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

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Date:	Fri, 8 Aug 2008 23:54:10 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
To:	Elias Oltmanns <eo@...ensachen.de>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Freezer: How to handle timers?

On Tue 2008-07-22 16:06:59, Elias Oltmanns wrote:
> 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().

I don't think they are... are they?

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