Debian Bug report logs - #597199
pm-utils: uncoditionally prevent hibernation after any kernel upgrade

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Package: pm-utils; Maintainer for pm-utils is Ian Jackson <[email protected]>; Source for pm-utils is src:pm-utils (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: Luca Capello <[email protected]>

Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:15:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Found in version pm-utils/1.3.0-2

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On 13.10.2010 04:23, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> Package: pm-utils
> Severity: normal
> 
> Actually, preventing hibernation is not the right solution.
> The right solution is to make sure hibernation works even when a new version
> of the running kernel is installed.  I do that by hand in my system
> by copying the vmlinuz and initrd files in /etc/rc.local to a safe
> place which I can select from the GRUB menu.
> 

And how do you suggest we detect such local modifications?

Imho it is better to err on the safe side.

Not being able to hibernate, even if possible, is a nuisance. Losing data
because of a failing resume/thaw is not.

Michael

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