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diff --git a/Documentation/power/userland-swsusp.txt b/Documentation/power/userland-swsusp.txt index 000556c932e9..e00c6cf09e85 100644 --- a/Documentation/power/userland-swsusp.txt +++ b/Documentation/power/userland-swsusp.txt | |||
@@ -93,21 +93,23 @@ SNAPSHOT_S2RAM - suspend to RAM; using this call causes the kernel to | |||
93 | to resume the system from RAM if there's enough battery power or restore | 93 | to resume the system from RAM if there's enough battery power or restore |
94 | its state on the basis of the saved suspend image otherwise) | 94 | its state on the basis of the saved suspend image otherwise) |
95 | 95 | ||
96 | SNAPSHOT_PMOPS - enable the usage of the pmops->prepare, pmops->enter and | 96 | SNAPSHOT_PMOPS - enable the usage of the hibernation_ops->prepare, |
97 | pmops->finish methods (the in-kernel swsusp knows these as the "platform | 97 | hibernate_ops->enter and hibernation_ops->finish methods (the in-kernel |
98 | method") which are needed on many machines to (among others) speed up | 98 | swsusp knows these as the "platform method") which are needed on many |
99 | the resume by letting the BIOS skip some steps or to let the system | 99 | machines to (among others) speed up the resume by letting the BIOS skip |
100 | recognise the correct state of the hardware after the resume (in | 100 | some steps or to let the system recognise the correct state of the |
101 | particular on many machines this ensures that unplugged AC | 101 | hardware after the resume (in particular on many machines this ensures |
102 | adapters get correctly detected and that kacpid does not run wild after | 102 | that unplugged AC adapters get correctly detected and that kacpid does |
103 | the resume). The last ioctl() argument can take one of the three | 103 | not run wild after the resume). The last ioctl() argument can take one |
104 | values, defined in kernel/power/power.h: | 104 | of the three values, defined in kernel/power/power.h: |
105 | PMOPS_PREPARE - make the kernel carry out the | 105 | PMOPS_PREPARE - make the kernel carry out the |
106 | pm_ops->prepare(PM_SUSPEND_DISK) operation | 106 | hibernation_ops->prepare() operation |
107 | PMOPS_ENTER - make the kernel power off the system by calling | 107 | PMOPS_ENTER - make the kernel power off the system by calling |
108 | pm_ops->enter(PM_SUSPEND_DISK) | 108 | hibernation_ops->enter() |
109 | PMOPS_FINISH - make the kernel carry out the | 109 | PMOPS_FINISH - make the kernel carry out the |
110 | pm_ops->finish(PM_SUSPEND_DISK) operation | 110 | hibernation_ops->finish() operation |
111 | Note that the actual constants are misnamed because they surface | ||
112 | internal kernel implementation details that have changed. | ||
111 | 113 | ||
112 | The device's read() operation can be used to transfer the snapshot image from | 114 | The device's read() operation can be used to transfer the snapshot image from |
113 | the kernel. It has the following limitations: | 115 | the kernel. It has the following limitations: |