On Fri, Mar 15, 2002 at 02:11:04PM +0000, David Woodhouse wrote:
> rmk@arm.linux.org.uk said:
> > The following patch removes Alt-Sysrq-L and its associated hack to
> > kill of PID1, the init process. This is a mis-feature.
>
> This is not a mis-feature.
>
> > If PID1 is killed, the kernel immediately enters an infinite loop in
> > the depths of do_exit() with interrupts disabled, completely locking
> > the machine. Obviously you can only reach for the reset button or
> > power switch after this, leaving you with dirty filesystems.
>
> This is a mis-feature. Leaving you without even the facility to use SysRq
> any further is just insane.
Well, I've tried this approach, Linus rejected it.
If you'd like to take up this problem, be my guest.
--
Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux
http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html
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