Re: [linux-pm] PM: cannot hibernate -- BUG at kernel/workqueue.c:3659

From: Srivatsa S. Bhat
Date: Fri Jan 27 2012 - 05:04:38 EST


On 01/26/2012 05:21 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:

> Jiri has already said that the patch works.
>
> I think we could avoid the issue entirely by introducing thaw_kernel_threads
> and making SNAPSHOT_FREE call it. No other changes should be necessary.
>
> IOW, Jiri, does the patch below help?
>
> [BTW, the freeze_tasks()'s kerneldoc seems to be outdated. Tejun?]
>
> ---


Rafael, thanks for the clarification in the other mail.

Acked-by: Srivatsa S. Bhat <srivatsa.bhat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I think we need to get this into 3.2-stable as well, as Jiri mentioned.

Regards,
Srivatsa S. Bhat

> include/linux/freezer.h | 2 ++
> kernel/power/process.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
> kernel/power/user.c | 1 +
> 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+)
>
> Index: linux/include/linux/freezer.h
> ===================================================================
> --- linux.orig/include/linux/freezer.h
> +++ linux/include/linux/freezer.h
> @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ extern bool __refrigerator(bool check_kt
> extern int freeze_processes(void);
> extern int freeze_kernel_threads(void);
> extern void thaw_processes(void);
> +extern void thaw_kernel_threads(void);
>
> static inline bool try_to_freeze(void)
> {
> @@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ static inline bool __refrigerator(bool c
> static inline int freeze_processes(void) { return -ENOSYS; }
> static inline int freeze_kernel_threads(void) { return -ENOSYS; }
> static inline void thaw_processes(void) {}
> +static inline void thaw_kernel_threads(void) {}
>
> static inline bool try_to_freeze(void) { return false; }
>
> Index: linux/kernel/power/process.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux.orig/kernel/power/process.c
> +++ linux/kernel/power/process.c
> @@ -188,3 +188,22 @@ void thaw_processes(void)
> printk("done.\n");
> }
>
> +void thaw_kernel_threads(void)
> +{
> + struct task_struct *g, *p;
> +
> + pm_nosig_freezing = false;
> + printk("Restarting kernel threads ... ");
> +
> + thaw_workqueues();
> +
> + read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
> + do_each_thread(g, p) {
> + if (p->flags & (PF_KTHREAD | PF_WQ_WORKER))
> + __thaw_task(p);
> + } while_each_thread(g, p);
> + read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
> +
> + schedule();
> + printk("done.\n");
> +}
> Index: linux/kernel/power/user.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux.orig/kernel/power/user.c
> +++ linux/kernel/power/user.c
> @@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ static long snapshot_ioctl(struct file *
> swsusp_free();
> memset(&data->handle, 0, sizeof(struct snapshot_handle));
> data->ready = 0;
> + thaw_kernel_threads();
> break;
>
> case SNAPSHOT_PREF_IMAGE_SIZE:
>

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