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For laptop owners: What is the landscape of linux sleeping policy like 2026, i.e. S0ix vs S3? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I read how most laptop vendors nowadays force S0ix (Modern Standby). You can no longer pick S3.

On Linux the names for these policies in the kernel are:

  • deep, aka the S3 sleep or suspend to ram

  • s2idle, aka the new Modern Standby or S0ix or suspend to idle.

I am thinking of getting the new Framework laptop, but after talking with their CS, they mention that all Framework will run on S0ix and will not support S3 sleep.

There was a video of LTT bashing S0ix/Modern Standby years ago and he was correct. I had a Thinkpad and it defaulted to S0ix: resume and suspend were very unpredictable. Luckily that laptop also supports S3 so i can just switch to it.

Is resume / suspend getting better on Linux with this forced S0ix? Or i better hold on to an old laptop with S3 lol?

BTW, those with Framework, is resume/suspend reliable? Almost Mac like?

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[–] 7 points 3 months ago*

So i have not used a laptop with linux for quite some time. Only desktop and servers for the most part.

Recently however, I setup a dell XPS17 with opensuse Tumbleweed. This works great but I did run in to the issue initially that when using LUKS full disk encryption in combination with secure boot it disables the ability for hybernation. Something the due with kernel lockdown.

The solution was to not use secure boot and that allows the laptop to hybernate even with LUKS.

Something to keep in mind when setting up a laptop.

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