linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] PM suspend/hibernate: Call notifier after freezing processes

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Date:	Thu, 09 Apr 2015 19:13:55 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Cc:	Alasdair Kergon <agk@...hat.com>,
	Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>, Neil Brown <neilb@...e.de>,
	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	dm-devel@...hat.com, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] PM suspend/hibernate: Call notifier after freezing processes

On Thursday, April 09, 2015 08:36:57 AM Pali Rohár wrote:
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> On Thursday 09 April 2015 02:28:41 Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > On Sunday, April 05, 2015 07:20:17 PM Pali Roh=C3=A1r wrote:
> > > To prevent race conditions on userspace processes with I/O
> > > some taks must be called after processes are freezed. This
> > > patch adds new events which are delivered by
> > > pm_notifier_call_chain() after freezing processes when
> > > doing suspend or hibernate action.
> > >=20
> > > Signed-off-by: Pali Roh=C3=A1r <pali.rohar@...il.com>
> >=20
> > Please don't add more notifiers.  Just call whatever you need
> > directly from where you need to call that.
> >=20
> > If that is device-related, try to use device PM
> > suspend/hibernate callbacks instead.
> >=20
> 
> Hi! It is not possible to use any exiting pm notifiers! This is=20
> reason why I added new ones. As I wrote wiping dm crypt keys must=20
> be done *after* userspace processes are freezed to prevent race=20
> conditions...

I'm not talking about using the existing notifiers.  I'm talking about
calling the function you need to call directly from a suitable place
in the system suspend code.


-- 
I speak only for myself.
Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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