Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 16 Apr 2001 23:27:48 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: Let init know user wants to shutdown |
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Hi!
> > > A power failure is a different thing from a power button press. > > > And why not do exactly this with init? Have a look in /etc/inittab: > > > You can shut down your machine there, but you can also have it play a > > cancan on power failure. It is up to your gusto. And now tell me, why > > not choose a similar approach, but instead reinvent the wheel and > > create a completely new mechanism? > > Because we'd be running out of signals soon, when all the other ACPI > events get available.
There are 32 signals, and signals can carry more information, if required. I really think doing it way UPS-es are done is right approach.
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