Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:58:43 -0800
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
To: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Cc: rjw@sisk.pl, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -mm] swsusp: userland interface (rev 2)
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Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> wrote:
>
> Hi!
> 
> > > This patch introduces a user space interface for swsusp.
> > 
> > How will we know if/when this feature is ready for mainline?  What criteria
> > can we use to judge that?
> 
> It was stable for me last time I tested. I do not think it needs
> longer -mm testing than usual patches.

One we've shipped the interface we're kinda stuck with it for ever, so it
does want to be pretty mature.

> > 
> > whee, what does the mystery barrier do?  It'd be nice to comment this
> > (please always comment open-coded barriers).
> 
> It is probably relic from very early code, should not be needed, but
> everyone is scared of removing it.

rofl.
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