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author | Srivatsa S. Bhat <srivatsa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> | 2011-11-02 19:59:52 -0400 |
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committer | Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl> | 2011-11-04 17:28:10 -0400 |
commit | e9db50b839c592fcd22952d7f1dccbd0a56da57d (patch) | |
tree | 1b163fc2ce9b10f069ee67618a9e5e27dc150ae0 /Documentation/power | |
parent | 4e71c9545b9afaa47f178b7ffda0bc630c8ad2c7 (diff) |
PM / Sleep: Update freezer documentation
This patch:
* Substitutes some obsolete references to kernel/power/process.c by
kernel/freezer.c.
* Mentions kernel/freezer.c as being part of the "freezer" code along
with the rest of the files.
* Fixes a trivial typo.
Signed-off-by: Srivatsa S. Bhat <srivatsa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/power')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/power/freezing-of-tasks.txt | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/power/freezing-of-tasks.txt b/Documentation/power/freezing-of-tasks.txt index 38b57248fd61..316c2ba187f4 100644 --- a/Documentation/power/freezing-of-tasks.txt +++ b/Documentation/power/freezing-of-tasks.txt | |||
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ try_to_freeze_tasks() that sets TIF_FREEZE for all of the freezable tasks and | |||
22 | either wakes them up, if they are kernel threads, or sends fake signals to them, | 22 | either wakes them up, if they are kernel threads, or sends fake signals to them, |
23 | if they are user space processes. A task that has TIF_FREEZE set, should react | 23 | if they are user space processes. A task that has TIF_FREEZE set, should react |
24 | to it by calling the function called refrigerator() (defined in | 24 | to it by calling the function called refrigerator() (defined in |
25 | kernel/power/process.c), which sets the task's PF_FROZEN flag, changes its state | 25 | kernel/freezer.c), which sets the task's PF_FROZEN flag, changes its state |
26 | to TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE and makes it loop until PF_FROZEN is cleared for it. | 26 | to TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE and makes it loop until PF_FROZEN is cleared for it. |
27 | Then, we say that the task is 'frozen' and therefore the set of functions | 27 | Then, we say that the task is 'frozen' and therefore the set of functions |
28 | handling this mechanism is referred to as 'the freezer' (these functions are | 28 | handling this mechanism is referred to as 'the freezer' (these functions are |
29 | defined in kernel/power/process.c and include/linux/freezer.h). User space | 29 | defined in kernel/power/process.c, kernel/freezer.c & include/linux/freezer.h). |
30 | processes are generally frozen before kernel threads. | 30 | User space processes are generally frozen before kernel threads. |
31 | 31 | ||
32 | It is not recommended to call refrigerator() directly. Instead, it is | 32 | It is not recommended to call refrigerator() directly. Instead, it is |
33 | recommended to use the try_to_freeze() function (defined in | 33 | 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 | |||
95 | additional memory and we prevent them from doing that by freezing them earlier. | 95 | additional memory and we prevent them from doing that by freezing them earlier. |
96 | [Of course, this also means that device drivers should not allocate substantial | 96 | [Of course, this also means that device drivers should not allocate substantial |
97 | amounts of memory from their .suspend() callbacks before hibernation, but this | 97 | amounts of memory from their .suspend() callbacks before hibernation, but this |
98 | is e separate issue.] | 98 | is a separate issue.] |
99 | 99 | ||
100 | 3. The third reason is to prevent user space processes and some kernel threads | 100 | 3. The third reason is to prevent user space processes and some kernel threads |
101 | from interfering with the suspending and resuming of devices. A user space | 101 | from interfering with the suspending and resuming of devices. A user space |