Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:06:22 -0700 (PDT) | From | "Jon M. Taylor" <> | Subject | Re: kill -9 <pid of X> |
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On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, Kragen wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, Jon M. Taylor wrote: > > On 12 Aug 1998, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > > So "that's not the kernel's job" is correct. > > > > I stand by my claim. If userspace cannot, by its nature, properly > > guarantee the atomicity of those critical sections, video card programming > > cannot be done properly in userspace. Thus, it *is* the kernel's job. > > Remember, we're talking about defending against signals from a hostile > root who wants to crash the video card.
No we are not. Where did hostility come into this? There are many legitimate reasons why I might want to kill -9 the X server.
Jon
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