Hi!

> > > Index: linux-2.6.21-rc2-mm2/kernel/power/disk.c
> > > ===================================================================
> > > --- linux-2.6.21-rc2-mm2.orig/kernel/power/disk.c
> > > +++ linux-2.6.21-rc2-mm2/kernel/power/disk.c
> > > @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static void power_down(suspend_disk_meth
> > >   switch(mode) {
> > >   case PM_DISK_PLATFORM:
> > >           if (pm_ops && pm_ops->enter) {
> > > +                 disable_nonboot_cpus();
> > >                   kernel_shutdown_prepare(SYSTEM_SUSPEND_DISK);
> > >                   pm_ops->enter(PM_SUSPEND_DISK);
> > >                   break;
> > 
> > ...so, if pm_ops is non-null, power_down does nonboot cpu disabling,
> > otherwise we proceed with cpus enabled?
> > 
> > That looks ugly.
> > 
> > Is the warning bogus?
> 
> Well, maybe.  I'm not sure.
> 
> > Or maybe we should *always* disable nonboot cpus in powerdown path?
> 
> I think we should do that.

That would be acceptable.

> > > Index: linux-2.6.21-rc2-mm2/kernel/power/user.c
> > > ===================================================================
> > > --- linux-2.6.21-rc2-mm2.orig/kernel/power/user.c
> > > +++ linux-2.6.21-rc2-mm2/kernel/power/user.c
> > > @@ -398,9 +398,9 @@ static int snapshot_ioctl(struct inode *
> > >  
> > >           case PMOPS_ENTER:
> > >                   if (data->platform_suspend) {
> > > +                         disable_nonboot_cpus();
> > >                           kernel_shutdown_prepare(SYSTEM_SUSPEND_DISK);
> > >                           error = pm_ops->enter(PM_SUSPEND_DISK);
> > > -                         error = 0;
> > >                   }
> > >                   break;
> > 
> > Foe an userland application, disabling cpus during pmops_enter is at
> > least surprising.......
> 
> Yes, but this is not a usual ioctl().  OTOH, we can call enable_nonboot_cpus()
> if pm_ops->enter(PM_SUSPEND_DISK) returns an error (otherwise it souldn't
> return at all, no?).

Ok.
                                                                        Pavel

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