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@@ -78,17 +78,22 @@ config PM_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
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are likely to be bus or driver specific.
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config SOFTWARE_SUSPEND
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- bool "Software Suspend"
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+ bool "Software Suspend (Hibernation)"
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depends on PM && SWAP && ((X86 && (!SMP || SUSPEND_SMP)) || ((FRV || PPC32) && !SMP))
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---help---
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- Enable the suspend to disk (STD) functionality.
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+ Enable the suspend to disk (STD) functionality, which is usually
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+ called "hibernation" in user interfaces. STD checkpoints the
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+ system and powers it off; and restores that checkpoint on reboot.
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You can suspend your machine with 'echo disk > /sys/power/state'.
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Alternatively, you can use the additional userland tools available
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from <http://suspend.sf.net>.
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In principle it does not require ACPI or APM, although for example
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- ACPI will be used if available.
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+ ACPI will be used for the final steps when it is available. One
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+ of the reasons to use software suspend is that the firmware hooks
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+ for suspend states like suspend-to-RAM (STR) often don't work very
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+ well with Linux.
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It creates an image which is saved in your active swap. Upon the next
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boot, pass the 'resume=/dev/swappartition' argument to the kernel to
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