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SubjectRe: Suspend to disk: do we HAVE to use swap?
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On Tuesday, 31 October 2006 21:15, Luca Tettamanti wrote:
> Il Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 08:19:37PM +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki ha scritto:
> > On Tuesday, 31 October 2006 20:05, Alistair John Strachan wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 31 October 2006 17:40, Luca Tettamanti wrote:
> > > > Alistair John Strachan <s0348365@sms.ed.ac.uk> ha scritto:
> > > > > On Tuesday 31 October 2006 06:16, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > > > [snip]
> > > > >
> > > > >> However, we already have code that allows us to use swap files for the
> > > > >> suspend and turning a regular file into a swap file is as easy as
> > > > >> running 'mkswap' and 'swapon' on it.
> > > > >
> > > > > How is this feature enabled? I don't see it in 2.6.19-rc4.
> > > >
> > > > Swap files have been supported for ages. suspend-to-swapfile is very
> > > > new, you need a -mm kernel and userspace suspend from CVS:
> > > > http://suspend.sf.net
> > >
> > > I know, I use swap files, and not a partition. This has prevented me from
> > > using suspend to disk "for ages". ;-)
> > >
> > > Is userspace suspend REQUIRED for this feature?
> >
> > No, but unfortunately one piece is still missing: You'll need to figure out
> > where your swap file's header is located.
> >
> > However, if you apply the attached patch the kernel will tell you where it is
> > (after you do 'swapon' grep dmesg for 'swap' and use the value in the
> > 'offset' field).
>
> Of course it's also possibile to use FIBMAP ioctl:
>
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <fcntl.h>
> #include <unistd.h>
> #include <sys/ioctl.h>
> #include <linux/fs.h>
>
> int main(int argc, char **argv) {
> int block = 0;
> int fd;
>
> if (argc < 2)
> return 1;
>
> fd = open(argv[1], O_RDONLY);
> if (fd < 0) {
> perror("open()");
> return 1;
> }
>
> if (ioctl(fd, FIBMAP, &block)) {
> perror("ioctl()");
> return 1;
> }
>
> close(fd);
> printf("%d\n", block);
>
> return 0;
> }
>
> Probably it's more script friendly (grepping dmesg? hmmm) ;)

That's a bit more complicated, because you need to find a block which is
PAGE_SIZE big and express the number in PAGE_SIZE units.

Still it _is_ more script friendly and that's why the patch I sent hasn't been
applied.

Greetings,
Rafael


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