Re: [PATCH][RFC] freezer : add the TIF_FREEZE flag to all archs

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On Friday, 7 of December 2007, Cedric Le Goater wrote:
> From: Cedric Le Goater <clg@xxxxxxxxxx>

Sorry for the delay, I somehow managed to overlook your message.

> This patch is the first step in making the refrigerator() available 
> to all architectures, even for those without power management. 
>
> The purpose of such a change is to be able to use the refrigerator() 
> in a new control group subsystem which will implement a control group
> freezer.

Hm, sounds interesting, but ...
 
> If you think this is safe and not utterly stupid, I'll send the rest
> of the patchset exporting the refrigerator to all arches.

... you will need to provide some details, I think.

I also think that it's safe to define TIF_FREEZE for all architectures, but
the usefulness of it will very much depend on the purpose. :-)

Greetings,
Rafael
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