Re: [PATCH] swsusp: finally solve mysqld problem

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

Hi,

On Saturday 25 March 2006 19:38, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 05, 2006 at 01:21:54PM +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> 
> Hi Rafael,
> 
> > This patch from Pavel moves userland freeze signals handling into
> > more logical place.  It now hits even with mysqld running.
> >...
> 
> I've seen this patch has been included in Linus' tree.
> 
> What exactly was this "mysqld problem" problem, and more specifically, 
> is this patch 2.6.16.2 material?

I don't think it's that urgent, but actually Pavel knows the details (test case
etc.).  IIRC there was/is a problem with freezing mysqld due to the
way in which the userland freeze signals are handled without this patch.
Still mysqld is the only known (to me) application affected.

Greetings,
Rafael
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