[dm-devel] Re: [PATCH 2.6.19 5/5] fs: freeze_bdev with semaphore not mutex

[Stefan Seyfried <seife suse de>]

On Sun, Nov 12, 2006 at 06:43:10PM +0000, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
 
> > (b) it prevents journaling filesystems in general from replaying journals
> > after a failing resume.
> 
> I do not see b) as an useful goal.

I'm not sure, but i guess it also solves "GRUB takes a minute to load kernel
and initrd from /boot on suspended reiserfs"-problem, which i see as a _very_
useful goal.

Often, most of the time needed for resume is spent by GRUB loading the
kernel/initrd from a journaled FS.
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Stefan Seyfried
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