what is a halted kernel supposed to do?

Marty Leisner (leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com)
Mon, 31 Mar 1997 11:30:27 PST


What is a system supposed to do when its halted?

My linux 2.0.29 system still responds to pings.

My freebsd 2.2 seems to be dead.

When we halt, everything should turn off...(pings are
often an indication a system is alive).

marty leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com
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