Re: [ 00/10] [Suspend2] Modules support.

[Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>]

On Čt 02-02-06 20:38:11, Nigel Cunningham wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> On Thursday 02 February 2006 20:05, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > > This set of patches represents the core of Suspend2's module support.
> > >
> > > Suspend2 uses a strong internal API to separate the method of
> > > determining the content of the image from the method by which it is
> > > saved. The code for determining the content is part of the core of
> > > Suspend2, and transformations (compression and/or encryption) and storage
> > > of the pages are handled by 'modules'.
> >
> > swsusp already has a very strong API to separate image writing from
> > image creation (in -mm patch, anyway). It is also very nice, just
> > read() from /dev/snapshot. Please use it.
> 
> You know that's not an option.

(You could even use /dev/snapshot from kernelspace... for tests or
something. But such patch is not going to be mergeable.)
							Pavel
-- 
Thanks, Sharp!
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