linux-kernel - Re: document open(/dev/snapshot) sideeffects -- was Re: [linux-pm] syncing the disks when entering sleep

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Message-ID: <20100424054224.GB2290@elf.ucw.cz>
Date:	Sat, 24 Apr 2010 07:42:25 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	"Leisner, Martin" <Martin.Leisner@...ox.com>,
	linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: document open(/dev/snapshot) sideeffects -- was Re: [linux-pm]
 syncing the disks when entering sleep

On Fri 2010-04-23 20:28:55, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Monday 05 April 2010, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > Hi!
> > 
> > > > > Please note that merely _opening_ /dev/snapshot has side effects, so that's
> > > > > not just "three ioctls".
> > > > 
> > > > I search Doc*/power/userland-swsusp.txt, and could not find mentions
> > > > of sideeffects. Perhaps that should be fixed?
> > > 
> > > Please feel free to make the docs more complete, then.
> > 
> > Yes, something like this?
> 
> Yes, looks reasonable.
> 
> I've applied it to suspend-2.6/linux-next (added a changelog).

Thanks!
								Pavel

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