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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Fix microcode-related suspend problem
On Sat, Mar 31, 2007 at 01:35:32PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 22:04:15 +0200 "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl> wrote:
>
> > This patch appeard on LMKL six days ago and there have not been any negative
> > comments since then, so I think I can try to make it official.
> >
> > ---
> > From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl>
> >
> > Fix the regression resulting from the recent change of suspend code ordering
> > that causes systems based on Intel x86 CPUs using the microcode driver to
> > hang during the resume.
> >
> > The problem occurs since the microcode driver uses request_firmware() in its
> > CPU hotplug notifier, which is called after tasks has been frozen and hangs.
> > It can be fixed by telling the microcode driver to use the microcode stored in
> > memory during the resume instead of trying to load it from disk.
>
> CONFIG_SMP=n:
>
> arch/i386/kernel/microcode.c: In function 'microcode_init_cpu':
> arch/i386/kernel/microcode.c:628: error: 'suspend_cpu_hotplug' undeclared (first use in this function)
> arch/i386/kernel/microcode.c:628: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> arch/i386/kernel/microcode.c:628: error: for each function it appears in.)
> arch/i386/kernel/microcode.c: In function 'mc_sysdev_add':
> arch/i386/kernel/microcode.c:717: error: 'suspend_cpu_hotplug' undeclared (first use in this function)
> arch/i386/kernel/microcode.c: In function 'mc_sysdev_remove':
> arch/i386/kernel/microcode.c:745: error: 'suspend_cpu_hotplug' undeclared (first use in this function)
>
> Given this, and the overall intrusiveness of the change, I'd worry about
> trying to get this into 2.6.21.

It fixes a regression, and we are still at least one month away from the
release of 2.6.21.

2.6.20 was released with too many known regressions [1], let's not
repeat this mistake with 2.6.21.

cu
Adrian

[1] at least the CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND powerdown regression and the
pktcdvd+libata not working regression shouldn't have been in
a released kernel

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