linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/12][RFC v3] PM / hibernate: Check the success of generating md5 digest before hibernation

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Date:   Fri, 21 Sep 2018 00:05:10 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@...el.com>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
        Zhimin Gu <kookoo.gu@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/12][RFC v3] PM / hibernate: Check the success of
 generating md5 digest before hibernation

On Wed 2018-09-19 15:38:17, Chen Yu wrote:
> Currently if get_e820_md5() fails, then it will hibernate nevertheless.
> Actually the error code should be propagated to upper caller so that
> the hibernation could be aware of the result and terminates the process
> if md5 digest fails.
> 
> Suggested-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
> Signed-off-by: Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@...el.com>

Acked-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>

> ---
>  arch/x86/power/hibernate_64.c | 11 +++++------
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)


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