Re: [linux-pm] [PATCH 1/8] PM: Add suspend block api.

From: Matthew Garrett
Date: Thu May 06 2010 - 09:40:51 EST


On Wed, May 05, 2010 at 04:47:55PM -0700, Tony Lindgren wrote:

> How about instead the modem driver fails to suspend until it's done?

Because every attempted suspend requires freezing userspace, suspending
devices until you hit one that refuses to suspend, resuming the devies
that did suspend and then unfreezing userspace. That's not an attractive
option.

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