Re: [PATCH 3.11-stable] PM / hibernate: Move software_resume to late_initcall_sync

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On 10/28/2013 12:09 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Saturday, October 26, 2013 08:16:16 PM Pavel Machek wrote:
>> On Sat 2013-10-26 22:31:11, Jonghwan Choi wrote:
>>> From: Russ Dill <Russ.Dill@xxxxxx>
>>>
>>> This patch looks like it should be in the 3.11-stable tree, should we apply
>>> it?
>>
>> I don't think problem it fixes is serious enough to warrant -stable
>> inclusion.
> 
> Well, it is a possible deadlock on resume which is kind of nasty (filesystem
> corruption possible), so I think the patch can go to -stable.
> 
> Thanks!
> 

It changes behavior in a way that is certainly possible to have
unexpected side effects. I would not be comfortable with it going into
stable. Fixing resume for someone for whom is doesn't work is great, but
breaking it in a subtle way for someone whom it does work is really,
really bad.
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