[ltp] Re: T41: swsusp vs. swsusp2

Shannon McMackin linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:10:30 -0500


Felix E. Klee wrote:
> I recently acquired a T41 and I'd like to know:
> 
>   Is there any advantage in using Software Suspend 2 instead of the
>   Software Suspend built into the original kernel?
> 
> In particular, I'm interested in the following aspects:
> 
> * Stability
> 
> * Speed
> 
Depends on what distro.  Suspend to Disk in Suse 9.3 and above and
Ubuntu worked well once tweaked.  On RHEL or FC, I've always used Suspend2.

The original Suspend just takes a bit longer.

Suspend2 lets you suspend to a file.

Shannon