Comment # 7 on bug 973754 from Takashi Iwai

(In reply to Rick Opper from comment #6)
> ok Bjorn, sorry I didn't understand your instructions at first...

kernel-desktop flavor was obsoleted and replaced by kernel-default in the
recent versions.  So, installing kernel-default is the correct update.

> yes, if I boot into the previous kernel (4.1.x) systemctl suspend works
> fine...
> but closing the lid has no effect...

You're using Tumbleweed, not Leap 42.1, right?  Please clarify your
distribution.

There was a similar report, but it was about Leap 4.1.5 kernel on Thinkpad T430
(boo#973727), which is supposed to be fixed in the latest 4.1.20 kernel.

In anyway, the problem is very likely dependent on the hardware.  Please give
"hwinfo --all" output.