Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Kernel 2.2.1 and sysvinit 2.76 possible bug | Date | Wed, 24 Feb 1999 15:45:20 EST | From | Kev <> |
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> This is the response from miquels@cistron.nl: > > This sounds like a kernel problem. A user level program should not > be able to crash the machine. Even if sysvinit _was_ the culprit > (which I doubt) then a reboot is still a kernel bug.
2.2 introduces a "feature" which causes the kernel to reboot if init dies for any reason, so it is more likely that sysvinit could be the culprit. However, I agree with you; this is a kernel bug and should be fixed. -- Kevin L. Mitchell <klmitch@mit.edu> ------------------------- -. .---- --.. ..- -..- -------------------------- http://web.mit.edu/klmitch/www/ (PGP keys availiable from here) RSA AE87D37D/1024: DE EA 1E 99 3F 2B F9 23 A0 D8 05 E0 6F BA B9 D2 DSS ED0DB34E/1024: D9BF 0E74 FDCB 43F5 C597 878F 9455 EC24 ED0D B34E DH 2A2C31D4/2048: 1A77 4BA5 9E32 14AE 87DA 9FEC 7106 FC62 2A2C 31D4
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