Re: [PATCH 4/5] don't panic if /sbin/init exits or killed

From: Krzysztof Halasa
Date: Sun Mar 16 2008 - 18:55:13 EST


Roland McGrath <roland@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Have you tested how recoverable it really is? I wonder what happens
> with init having exited when things get reparented to it. Don't the
> zombies just pile up?

That's not very different from any other "important" program crash,
we don't sync+reboot when httpd or sshd is killed.
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Krzysztof Halasa
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