Re: [linux-pm] [RFC] userland swsusp

From: Dave Jones
Date: Tue Nov 15 2005 - 18:40:04 EST


On Wed, Nov 16, 2005 at 12:32:01AM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:

> If this goes in, you can still keep using old method... I'll not
> remove it anytime soon.

Ok.

> > Even it were not for this, the whole idea seems misconcieved to me
> > anyway.
>
> ...but how do you provide nice, graphical progress bar for swsusp
> without this? People want that, and "esc to abort", compression,
> encryption. Too much to be done in kernel space, IMNSHO.

I'll take "rootkit doesnt work" over "bells and whistles".

I think most users actually care more about "works" than
"looks pretty, and then fails spectacularly".

Dave

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