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systemd-hibernate-resume-generator(8)

SYSTEMD-HIBERNATE-RESUME-GENERATOR(8) systemd-hibernate-resume-generator SYSTEMD-HIBERNATE-RESUME-GENERATOR(8)


.SH "NAME" systemd-hibernate-resume-generator - Unit generator for resume= kernel parameter


.SH "SYNOPSIS"


.PP /usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-hibernate-resume-generator


.SH "DESCRIPTION"


.PP systemd-hibernate-resume-generator is a generator that initiates the procedure to resume the system from hibernation. When resume= kernel command line option or HibernateLocation EFI variable is detected, it enables the systemd-hibernate-resume.service(8) unit, which will instruct the kernel to resume the system from the hibernation image.


.SH "KERNEL COMMAND LINE"


.PP systemd-hibernate-resume-generator understands the following kernel command line parameters:


.PP resume=


Takes a path to the resume device. Both persistent block device paths like /dev/disk/by-foo/bar and fstab(5)-style specifiers like FOO=bar are supported.


Added in version 217.


.RE


.PP resume_offset=


Takes the page offset of the swap space from the resume device. Defaults to 0.


Added in version 254.


.RE


.PP resumeflags=


Takes the resume device mount options to use. Defaults rootflags= if not specified.


Added in version 243.


.RE


.PP noresume


Do not try to resume from hibernation. If this parameter is present, resume= is ignored.


Added in version 240.


.RE


.SH "SEE ALSO"


.PP systemd(1), systemd-hibernate-resume.service(8), kernel-command-line(7)

systemd 262.2

systemd 262.2-r1 · os · ingested 2026-11-06