Re: ARM suspend to disk?

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Cliff Brake <cliff.brake@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Kevin Hilman
> <khilman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> What do you expect to gain from suspend-to-disk + snapshot boot that
>> you don't already get from suspend-to-RAM using off-mode?
>>
>> On OMAP, with off-mode enabled, a suspend to RAM puts the entire OMAP
>> into full-chip off, and essentially reboots the ARM when waking up
>> from suspend (or idle) already.
>
> What does the resume process look like in off mode?  Does the resume
> pass through the bootloader?  If so, are the bits that detects resume
> from "off" available in U-boot?

No, it does not pass through the boot loader.  

In general terms, resume from off-mode is the same to "normal" resume (from
retention) except that some additional state has to be restored before
continuing where you left off since the ARM core (as well as most the
OMAP itself) was turned off.

Kevin







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