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    SubjectRe: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH] Remove process freezer from suspend to RAM pathway
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    Am Mittwoch, 4. Juli 2007 schrieb Paul Mackerras:
    > Oliver Neukum writes:
    >
    > > They can't. Device specific protocols are known to the drivers only.
    > > The fact remains, remove the freezer and you need to go through
    > > all drivers.
    >
    > The freezer does not actually mean that you don't have to get the
    > drivers right, because kernel threads can issue I/O requests.

    Kernel threads do not issue requests for the hell of it. And yes,
    kernel threads must be aware of suspension. Threads are few,
    drivers many.

    Oliver
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