Bug#335934: linux-source-2.6.13: preemptive kernel (sometimes) doesnt suspend to ram

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 10:27:26PM +0200, Debian User wrote:
> Package: linux-source-2.6.13
> Version: 2.6.13-1
> Severity: normal
> 
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> 
> I tried compiling a laptop kernel from the linux-source-2.6.13 2.6.13-1.
> Unlike the debian precompiled kernel I tried the most agressive
> preemption option. The resulting kernel worked for some time, but then I
> installed the xfree synaptics driver.
> >From then on, the process writing "mem" to the /sys/power/state would
> stay in uninterriptible sleep until system shutdown (did not try to go
> to runlevel 2 or something like that). Simply restarting X did not help.
> A kernel without preemption or X without synaptics driver works.
> The machine is an old Dell laptop with BX chipset.
> 
> I am not sure if the Debian patches affect this behavior in any way.
> I will try to test with a vanilla kernel later.

There is no more such things as an 2.6.13 kernel, and even then it was present
only in experimental.

Please try our 2.6.14-rc5 kernels (also in experimental) and confirm that this 
problem is still present there.

Friendly,

Sven Luther