Re: Misc. ACPI / suspend

[Bill Hacker <wbh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Dillon wrote:
> :Wondering if anyone more well versed in the ACPI implementation could
> :comment on the applicability of:
> :
> :http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/6/69
> :
> :w/r/t the current state of the art in Dfly
> :
> :(or BSD's in general)
> :
> :Cheers!
> :
> :- Chris
>
>     I really have no idea re: this.  Suspension in general is not well
>     supported by any of the BSDs.
>
> 					-Matt
> 					Matthew Dillon 
> 					<dillon@backplane.com>


. . and there seems to be a bit of a 'Catch 22' there in any case.

If the BIOS can alter 'stuff' out of site of the OS it is parking, what 
does the existence of such a 'feature' do to a(ny) security model?

Seems to at least beg creating the option of setting a flag to 
specifically *prevent* suspend-to-disk/hibernation (and/or force a 
reboot on wake-up).

Just because one is paranoid....  etc

Bill