Page MenuHomeFreeBSD

Optional prevention of console suspend
Needs ReviewPublic

Authored by bwidawsk on Oct 30 2018, 7:36 PM.
Tags
None
Referenced Files
Unknown Object (File)
Nov 21 2025, 9:41 PM
Unknown Object (File)
Nov 19 2025, 5:05 PM
Unknown Object (File)
Nov 18 2025, 10:26 AM
Unknown Object (File)
Nov 17 2025, 10:45 PM
Unknown Object (File)
Oct 27 2025, 4:36 AM
Unknown Object (File)
Oct 20 2025, 3:28 AM
Unknown Object (File)
Sep 26 2025, 3:05 AM
Unknown Object (File)
Sep 22 2025, 1:16 PM

Details

Reviewers
jhb
Summary

Provide a way to stop suspending of console on x86 platforms. Similarmechanisms could be done for ARM and PPC devices.

Test Plan

Tested on my machine with VGA (verified the print was seen before
suspend). I don't have a machine I can test with that has a serial port.

Diff Detail

Lint
Lint Passed
Unit
No Test Coverage
Build Status
Buildable 20516
Build 19944: arc lint + arc unit

Event Timeline

bwidawsk retitled this revision from Summary: Provide a way to stop suspending of console on x86 platforms. Similar mechanisms could be done for ARM and PPC devices. to Optional prevention of console suspend.Oct 30 2018, 7:37 PM
bwidawsk edited the summary of this revision. (Show Details)
bwidawsk edited reviewers, added: jhb; removed: imp.
bwidawsk added a subscriber: emaste.

I have two subsequent ideas which I may or may not get around to:

  1. Resume the input device when in VGA
  2. Resume the DUMPDEV (if you do not do this and panic during suspend, you cannot get core).