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    DateMon, 1 Nov 2004 13:06:29 +0100 (MET)
    FromJan Engelhardt <>
    SubjectRe: Disambiguation for panic_timeout's sysctl
    >> > The /proc/sys/kernel/panic file looked to me like it was something like
    >> > /proc/sysrq-trigger -- until I looked into the kernel sources which reveal that
    >> > it sets the variable "panic_timeout" in kernel/sched.c.
    >>
    >> This will probably break applications that expect the filename 'panic'.
    >
    >And why should applications care for the panic timeout?  Especially only
    >a few days after it's been added to the kernel?
    
    So it's a brand new variable in sysctl after all? Well then I'd like the change
    even more :)
    
    
    
    Jan Engelhardt
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