Video PM Methods

[Peter Jones]

On Tue, 2006-05-16 at 18:30 +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 05:54:34PM +0100, Richard Hughes wrote:
> > How do we handle the kernel parameters?
> 
> Recent kernels (2.6.16, I think) allow them to be read and set through 
> /sys.
> 
> > vbetool vbestate save
> 
> This should be done at boot time, not at suspend time - otherwise it 
> tends to cause strange problems with rectangles not being drawn 
> correctly.

Is that true when the active VT isn't the one X is associated with?
(that is, when X isn't drawing and the screen is in fbcon and/or text
mode)?

I assume it's because the clocks are changed, but I wouldn't expect that
to be a problem unless they changed while X was active.

-- 
  Peter