Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 26 Mar 2001 12:17:39 +0200 | From | David Balazic <> | Subject | Re: Linux should better cope with power failure |
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Otto Wyss wrote: > > > I had a similar experience: > > X crashed , hosing the console , so I could not initiate > > a proper shutdown. > > > > Here I must note that the response you got on linux-kernel is > > shameful. > > > Thanks, but I expected it a little bit. All around Linux is centered > around getting the highest performance out of it and very low (to low > IMHO) is done to have a save system. The attitude "It doesn't matter > making mistakes, they get fix anyhow" annoys me most, especially if it > were easy to prevent them. > > > What I did was to write a kernel/apmd patch , that performed a > > proper shutdown when I press the power button ( which luckily > > works as long as the kernel works ). > > > Not with a AT power supply but certainly nice to have. See that it gets > included into the kernel.
It was just a line or two bugfix, not a real patch. I will dig it up and send a patch for 2.4 When I have the time :-)
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