Re: [Suspend-devel] [PATCH, 3rd try] make disable_console_suspend runtime configurable

From: Stefan Seyfried
Date: Thu Jun 21 2007 - 17:14:37 EST


On Thu, Jun 21, 2007 at 03:20:08PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!

> > No, i don't agree at all.
> >
> > In this case, "no config needed" == "not possible to debug suspend
> > problems".
>
> No, sorry.
>
> My proposed solution is "figure out which console drivers can survive
> being on while machines go down, and keep them on".
>
> So, "no config needed" == "kernel always does the right thing, keeping
> console during suspend when possible" == "possible to debug suspend
> problems without having to change CONFIG_ or /sys/*".

Ok. Deal. Once you fixed all the console drivers, i'll gladly send a patch
that reverts the patch we are discussing now.

Note that this patch actually helps fixing those drivers, since you can
test much easier if a given driver survives suspend ;-)
--
Stefan Seyfried
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