Re: Linux 2.6.10-rc3

[Benjamin Herrenschmidt]

> Why was that changed?  Are you sure it's not just a bug higher up
> in the call stack?  Classically(*), both suspend() and resume()
> methods are called in contexts that can sleep, so that's a big
> change I'd expect to impact other drivers too.  In fact that'd
> explain a lot of other messages I saw reported on the list...

Yes, lots of drivers are expected to be able to schedule in suspend and
resume requests. If that was broken upstream, then this is a big BUG.

> - Dave
> 
> (*) Since APM days if not before.
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