diff --git a/kernel/power/swsusp.c b/kernel/power/swsusp.c
index 17f669c..6275289 100644
--- a/kernel/power/swsusp.c
+++ b/kernel/power/swsusp.c
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@
 	restore_processor_state();
 Restore_highmem:
 	restore_highmem();
+	/* NOTE:  device_power_up() is just a resume() for devices
+	 * that suspended with irqs off ... no overall powerup.
+	 */
 	device_power_up();
 Enable_irqs:
 	local_irq_enable();
@@ -257,8 +260,12 @@
 int swsusp_resume(void)
 {
 	int error;
+
 	local_irq_disable();
-	if (device_power_down(PMSG_FREEZE))
+	/* NOTE:  device_power_down() is just a suspend() with irqs off;
+	 * it has no special "power things down" semantics
+	 */
+	if (device_power_down(PMSG_PRETHAW))
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Some devices failed to power down, very bad\n");
 	/* We'll ignore saved state, but this gets preempt count (etc) right */
 	save_processor_state();