Messages in this thread |  | | | Subject | Re: suspend2 merge (was Re: [Suspend2-devel] Re: CFS and suspend2: hang in atomic copy) | | From | Xavier Bestel <> | | Date | Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:48:33 +0200 |
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On Wed, 2007-04-25 at 07:23 +0000, Pavel Machek wrote: > > I absolutely detest all suspend-to-disk crap. Quite frankly, I hate the > > whole thing. I think they've _all_ caused problems for the "true" suspend > > (suspend-to-ram), and the last thing I want to see is three or four > Well, it is a bit more complex than that. > > suspend-to-disk is a workaround for > > 'suspend-to-ram eats too much power' (plus some details like > being able to replace battery). > > suspend-to-ram is a workaround for > > 'idle machine takes way too much power' (plus some details > like don't spin the disk so that machine is safe to carry).
I think it depends on who you ask. I personally think that suspend-to- $youchoose is a workaround for the slowness of system startup. I never turn off my laptop, I just suspend it.
(And guess what, it uses APM and suspend is really faster and way more reliable than each kernel implementation I could try).
Xav
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