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@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ So in practice, the 'at all' may become a 'why freeze kernel threads?' and
120freezing user threads I don't find really objectionable." 120freezing user threads I don't find really objectionable."
121 121
122Still, there are kernel threads that may want to be freezable. For example, if 122Still, there are kernel threads that may want to be freezable. For example, if
123a kernel that belongs to a device driver accesses the device directly, it in 123a kernel thread that belongs to a device driver accesses the device directly, it
124principle needs to know when the device is suspended, so that it doesn't try to 124in principle needs to know when the device is suspended, so that it doesn't try
125access it at that time. However, if the kernel thread is freezable, it will be 125to access it at that time. However, if the kernel thread is freezable, it will
126frozen before the driver's .suspend() callback is executed and it will be 126be frozen before the driver's .suspend() callback is executed and it will be
127thawed after the driver's .resume() callback has run, so it won't be accessing 127thawed after the driver's .resume() callback has run, so it won't be accessing
128the device while it's suspended. 128the device while it's suspended.
129 129