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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-11-05 17:54:18 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-11-05 17:54:18 -0700
commit8110efc64c4790cd1bf7e30f080e5ba3faa7cb85 (patch)
tree708c2a1ef6bebce8eda9676c554bea366547678e /Documentation/power/freezing-of-tasks.txt
parent06d8eb1b7d1eb34c76538dab791bc14136ebbc8f (diff)
parentd6cc76856d353a3a9c43bead33210b9216dce332 (diff)
Merge branch 'pm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rafael/linux-pm
* 'pm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rafael/linux-pm: PM / Freezer: Revert 27920651fe "PM / Freezer: Make fake_signal_wake_up() wake TASK_KILLABLE tasks too" PM / Freezer: Reimplement wait_event_freezekillable using freezer_do_not_count/freezer_count USB: Update last_busy time after autosuspend fails PM / Runtime: Automatically retry failed autosuspends PM / QoS: Remove redundant check PM / OPP: Fix build when CONFIG_PM_OPP is not set PM / Runtime: Fix runtime accounting calculation error PM / Sleep: Update freezer documentation PM / Sleep: Remove unused symbol 'suspend_cpu_hotplug' PM / Sleep: Fix race between CPU hotplug and freezer ACPI / PM: Add Sony VPCEB17FX to nonvs blacklist
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@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ try_to_freeze_tasks() that sets TIF_FREEZE for all of the freezable tasks and
either wakes them up, if they are kernel threads, or sends fake signals to them,
if they are user space processes. A task that has TIF_FREEZE set, should react
to it by calling the function called refrigerator() (defined in
-kernel/power/process.c), which sets the task's PF_FROZEN flag, changes its state
+kernel/freezer.c), which sets the task's PF_FROZEN flag, changes its state
to TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE and makes it loop until PF_FROZEN is cleared for it.
Then, we say that the task is 'frozen' and therefore the set of functions
handling this mechanism is referred to as 'the freezer' (these functions are
-defined in kernel/power/process.c and include/linux/freezer.h). User space
-processes are generally frozen before kernel threads.
+defined in kernel/power/process.c, kernel/freezer.c & include/linux/freezer.h).
+User space processes are generally frozen before kernel threads.
It is not recommended to call refrigerator() directly. Instead, it is
recommended to use the try_to_freeze() function (defined in
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ after the memory for the image has been freed, we don't want tasks to allocate
additional memory and we prevent them from doing that by freezing them earlier.
[Of course, this also means that device drivers should not allocate substantial
amounts of memory from their .suspend() callbacks before hibernation, but this
-is e separate issue.]
+is a separate issue.]
3. The third reason is to prevent user space processes and some kernel threads
from interfering with the suspending and resuming of devices. A user space