Hi. Alan Cox wrote: >>> Is printk() enough for 'we've just lost your data' condition? Maybe we >>> should abort suspend if we can't drain fifo? >> No way. Think about this from a users' perspective. No one wants suspend >> to ram or hibernate functionality that works sometimes and not others. >> They want it to work reliably so they don't have to worry about their >> laptop overheating while they're getting on the bus or airplane. >> Aborting isn't an option. > > Dumb question on the printk however - what if the port that is sticking > is the console - don't we recurse and die ?
I don't know, but I'd argue that we shouldn't die. Things should be as robust as possible. Regards, Nigel -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
