Re: [PATCH] Make libata not powerdown drivers on PM_EVENT_FREEZE.

Nigel Cunningham <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> At the moment libata doesn't pass pm_message_t down ata_device_suspend.
>  This causes drives to be powered down when we just want a freeze,
>  causing unnecessary wear and tear. This patch gets pm_message_t passed
>  down so that it can be used to determine whether to power down the
>  drive.

Does this explain http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6264 ?

This might be 2.6.16.1 material - how irritating is it?
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